Method and device for transmitting/receiving signal in wireless communication system

ABSTRACT

A user equipment (UE) for transmitting and receiving signals in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes: a transceiver; and at least one processor configured to control the transceiver, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to control the transceiver to receive, from a base station (BS), full duplex carrier resource block (FD CRB) information, identify at least one resource block usable for uplink data transmission, based on the FD CRB information, and control the transceiver to transmit uplink data by using the identified at least one resource block.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a 371 of International Application No.PCT/KR2020/017646, filed Dec. 4, 2020, which claims priority to KoreanPatent Application No. 10-2019-0161675, filed Dec. 6, 2019, thedisclosures of which are herein incorporated by reference in theirentirety.

BACKGROUND 1. Field

The disclosure relates to support for a full duplex operation in awireless communication system, and more particularly, to a power controlmethod and apparatus for efficiently using a full duplex operation in awireless communication system.

2. Description of Related Art

In order to meet increasing demand with respect wireless data trafficafter the commercialization of 4th generation (4G) communicationsystems, efforts have been made to develop 5th generation (5G) or pre-5Gcommunication systems. For this reason, 5G or pre-5G communicationsystems are called ‘beyond 4G network’ communication systems or ‘postlong term evolution (post-LTE)’ systems. In order to achieve high datarates, implementation of 5G communication systems in an ultra-highfrequency millimeter-wave (mmWave) band (e.g., a 60-gigahertz (GHz)band) is being considered. In order to reduce path loss of radio wavesand increase a transmission distance of radio waves in the ultra-highfrequency band for 5G communication systems, various technologies suchas beamforming, massive multiple-input and multiple-output (massiveMIMO), full-dimension MIMO (FD-MIMO), array antennas, analogbeamforming, and large-scale antennas are being studied. In order toimprove system networks for 5G communication systems, varioustechnologies such as evolved small cells, advanced small cells, cloudradio access networks (Cloud-RAN), ultra-dense networks,device-to-device communication (D2D), wireless backhaul, movingnetworks, cooperative communication, coordinated multi-points (CoMP),and interference cancellation by a receiver have been developed. Inaddition, for 5G communication systems, advanced coding modulation (ACM)technologies such as hybrid frequency-shift keying (FSK) and quadratureamplitude modulation (QAM) (FQAM) and sliding window superpositioncoding (SWSC), and advanced access technologies such as filter bankmulti-carrier (FBMC), non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA), and sparsecode multiple access (SCMA) have been developed.

The Internet has evolved from a human-based connection network, wherehumans create and consume information, to the Internet of things (IoT),where distributed elements such as objects exchange information witheach other to process the information. Internet of everything (IoE)technology has emerged, in which the IoT technology is combined with,for example, technology for processing big data through connection witha cloud server. In order to implement the IoT, various technologicalelements such as sensing technology, wired/wireless communication andnetwork infrastructures, service interface technology, and securitytechnology are required, such that, in recent years, technologiesrelated to sensor networks for connecting objects, machine-to-machine(M2M) communication, and machine-type communication (MTC) have beenstudied. In the IoT environment, intelligent Internet technology (IT)services may be provided to collect and analyze data obtained fromconnected objects to create new value in human life. As existinginformation technology (IT) and various industries converge and combinewith each other, the IoT may be applied to various fields such as smarthomes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars,smart grids, health care, smart home appliances, and advanced medicalservices.

Various attempts are being made to apply 5G communication systems to theIoT network. For example, technologies related to sensor networks, M2Mcommunication, and MTC are being implemented by using 5G communicationtechnology using beamforming, MIMO, and array antennas. Application ofcloud radio access network (Cloud-RAN) as the above-described big dataprocessing technology may be an example of convergence of 5Gcommunication technology and IoT technology.

Because various services may be provided due to the aforementionedtechnical features and the development of wireless communicationsystems, there is a demand for methods for seamlessly providing theseservices. In particular, there is a demand for a communication methodfor saving power of a user equipment (UE) so as to provide a service toa user for a longer period of time and a method of reporting channelstate information by considering the power of the UE.

SUMMARY

Based on the discussions above, the disclosure provides a method bywhich a user equipment (UE) supporting a full duplex operation transmitsand receives signals in a wireless communication system.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, provided are a userequipment (UE) configured to transmit and receive signals in a wirelesscommunication system and an operating method of the UE. The UE fortransmitting and receiving signals in a wireless communication systemmay include: a transceiver; and at least one processor configured tocontrol the transceiver. The at least one processor may be furtherconfigured to control the transceiver to receive, from a base station(BS), full duplex carrier resource block (FD CRB) information, identifya resource element usable for uplink data transmission, based on the FDCRB information, and control the transceiver to transmit uplink data byusing the identified resource element.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, provided are a basestation (BS) configured to transmit and receive signals in a wirelesscommunication system and an operating method of the BS. The BS fortransmitting and receiving signals in a wireless communication systemmay include: a transceiver; and at least one processor configured tocontrol the transceiver. Here, the at least one processor may be furtherconfigured to obtain full duplex carrier resource block (FD CRB)information, control the transceiver to transmit the FD CRB information,and control the transceiver to receive uplink data by using a resourceelement being usable for uplink data reception and being identifiedbased on the FD CRB information.

As a transport resource being usable for an uplink (UL) in a wirelesscommunication system is additionally assured according to disclosedembodiments, data may be effectively transmitted and received.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a basic structure of a time-frequencydomain that is a radio resource region in which data or a controlchannel is transmitted in a long term evolution (LTE) system.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a physical downlink control channel(PDCCH) that is a downlink (DL) physical channel on which downlinkcontrol information (DCI) of LTE is transmitted.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a basic unit of time andfrequency resources configuring a DL control channel in 5th-generation(5G).

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a control resource set(CORESET) in which a DL control channel is transmitted in a 5G wirelesscommunication system.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of configuration of a DLresource block (RB) structure in the 5G.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of a transceiving apparatus withself-interference cancellation that is a main element of a full duplexsystem according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIGS. 7A and 7B are configuration diagrams of a self-interferencecancellation unit according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a method by which a user equipment (UE)transmits and receives a signal in a wireless communication systemaccording to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a method by which a base station (BS) transmitsand receives signals in a wireless communication system according to anembodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart by a BS that supports a full duplex operationcontrols power according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 11A illustrates changes in full duplex carrier resource blocks (FDCRBs) depending on changes in transmission power of a BS according to anembodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 11B is a diagram for describing an FD CRB set list according to anembodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a scenario in which a BS adjuststransmission power of the BS according to distances between the BS and aUE according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart of a method of changing transmission power basedon an FD CRB set list according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart of operations of a BS according to an embodimentof the disclosure.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart of operations of a UE according to an embodimentof the disclosure.

FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of transmission poweradjustment by a BS, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart of a method by which a BS determines transmissionpower, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart of a procedure in which a UE determines anoperation according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating a transmission message from a BS to aUE, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating operations of a BS, according to anembodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart of operations of a UE according to an embodimentof the disclosure.

FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating transmission messages from a BS to aUE, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 23 is a diagram for describing a difference in FD CRBs between ULresource allocation time and transmission time of a UE, according to anembodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 24 is a diagram of a data transmission flow between a UE and a BS,according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 25 is a diagram illustrating a CRB interpretation method of a UE,according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 26 is a diagram illustrating an interpretation example according toa CRB interpretation method of a UE, according to an embodiment of thedisclosure.

FIG. 27 is a diagram illustrating a CRB interpretation method of a UE,according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 28 is a diagram illustrating an interpretation example of a CRBinterpretation method of a UE, according to an embodiment of thedisclosure.

FIG. 29 is a diagram illustrating a CRB interpretation method of a UE,according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 30 is a diagram illustrating an interpretation example of a CRBinterpretation method of the UE, according to an embodiment of thedisclosure.

FIG. 31 is a block diagram illustrating a structure of a UE according toan embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 32 is a block diagram illustrating a structure of a BS according toan embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, provided is a userequipment (UE) configured to transmit and receive signals in a wirelesscommunication system. The UE may include: a transceiver; and at leastone processor configured to control the transceiver, wherein the atleast one processor is further configured to control the transceiver toreceive full duplex carrier resource block (FD CRB) information from abase station (BS), identify at least one resource block usable foruplink data transmission, based on the FD CRB information, and controlthe transceiver to transmit uplink data by using the identified at leastone resource block.

According to an embodiment, the FD CRB information may be indicated byan index corresponding to an FD CRB configuration condition, and the FDCRB configuration condition may include a characteristic of the BS whichis associated with a self-interference channel.

According to an embodiment, a frequency band of the at least oneresource block being usable for uplink data transmission and beingidentified based on the FD CRB information may correspond to a partialfrequency band among a full frequency band usable for downlink datareception from the BS.

According to an embodiment, the at least one processor may be furtherconfigured to control the transceiver to receive downlink data from theBS by using the at least one resource block usable for uplink datatransmission.

According to an embodiment, the at least one processor may be furtherconfigured to control the transceiver not to receive downlink data fromthe BS by using the at least one resource block usable for uplink datatransmission.

According to an embodiment, the at least one resource block being usablefor uplink data transmission may correspond to a partial frequency bandamong a full frequency band, and a frequency band except for the partialfrequency band among the full frequency band may be a frequency bandusable for downlink data reception from the BS.

According to an embodiment, the FD CRB information may includeinformation about a resource block set including the at least oneresource block usable for uplink data transmission by the UE, and theinformation about the resource block set may include at least one ofposition information of the at least one resource block, numberinformation, or index information indicating the resource block set.

According to an embodiment, a frequency band of the at least oneresource block may correspond to a partial frequency band allocated fromthe BS for the UE to receive uplink data among a full frequency band ofthe BS, and the frequency band of the at least one resource block may beallocated based on an FD CRB configuration condition.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, provided is a BSconfigured to transmit and receive signals in a wireless communicationsystem. The BS may include a transceiver; and at least one processorconfigured to control the transceiver, wherein the at least oneprocessor is further configured to obtain FD CRB information, controlthe transceiver to transmit the FD CRB information, and control thetransceiver to receive uplink data by using at least one resource blockbeing usable for uplink data reception and being identified based on theFD CRB information.

According to an embodiment, the FD CRB information may be indicated byan index corresponding to an FD CRB configuration condition, and the FDCRB configuration condition may include a characteristic of the BS whichis associated with a self-interference channel.

According to an embodiment, a frequency band of the at least oneresource block being usable for uplink data reception and beingidentified based on the FD CRB information may correspond to a partialfrequency band among a full frequency band usable for downlink datatransmission to a UE.

According to an embodiment, the at least one processor may be furtherconfigured to control the transceiver to transmit downlink data to a UEby using the at least one resource block usable for uplink datareception.

According to an embodiment, the at least one processor may be furtherconfigured to control the transceiver not to transmit downlink data to aUE by using the at least one resource block usable for uplink datareception.

According to an embodiment, the FD CRB information may includeinformation about a resource block set including the at least oneresource block usable for uplink data reception, and the informationabout the resource block set may include at least one of positioninformation of the at least one resource block, number information, orindex information indicating the resource block set.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, provided is a method,performed by a UE, of transmitting and receiving signals in a wirelesscommunication system. The method, performed by the UE, of transmittingand receiving signals may include receiving FD CRB information from aBS, identifying at least one resource block usable for uplink datatransmission, based on the FD CRB information, and transmitting uplinkdata by using the identified at least one resource block.

A UE for transmitting and receiving signals in a wireless communicationsystem according to an embodiment of the disclosure may include: atransceiver; and at least one processor configured to control thetransceiver, wherein the at least one processor is further configured tocontrol the transceiver to receive FD CRB information from a BS,identify at least one resource element usable for uplink datatransmission, based on the FD CRB information, and control thetransceiver to transmit uplink data by using the identified at least oneresource element.

According to an embodiment, the FD CRB information may be indicated byan index corresponding to an FD CRB configuration condition, and the FDCRB configuration condition may include at least one of the number ofports, a port type, or transmission power.

According to an embodiment, the at least one processor may be furtherconfigured to control the transceiver to receive the FD CRB informationby radio resource control (RRC) signaling or downlink controlinformation (DCI) including the FD CRB information.

According to an embodiment, the at least one processor may be furtherconfigured to control the transceiver to receive a channel-stateinformation reference signal (CSI-RS) by using the identified resourceelement, control the transceiver to transmit and may be furtherconfigured to the BS, a channel quality indicator (CQI) determined basedon the received CSI-RS, and as transmission power for the resourceelement identified based on the FD CRB information is adjusted,transmission power for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) amongthe CSI-RS and the PDSCH which are received via the identified resourceelement.

According to an embodiment, the at least one processor may be furtherconfigured to: obtain preset transmission power pattern information fromthe BS; control the transceiver to receive a transmission power changeindicator from the BS at a time identified based on the transmissionpower pattern information; and measure a CQI based on a CSI-RStransmitted with transmission power changed based on a transmissionpower pattern.

According to an embodiment, the at least one processor may be furtherconfigured to: control the transceiver to receive a transmission powerindicator from the BS; and measure a CQI based on a CSI-RS transmittedbased on transmission power corresponding to the transmission powerindicator.

According to an embodiment, the at least one processor may be furtherconfigured to: identify an FD CRB set from the FD CRB information;determine a virtual resource block (VRB) number with respect to each FDCRB included in the FD CRB set, based on a resource allocationpossibility; and identify a CRB as the resource element, the CRB havinga VRB number for an FD CRB corresponding to a resource block numberallocated for the UE as an uplink resource.

According to an embodiment, the at least one processor may be furtherconfigured to: identify an FD CRB set from the FD CRB information;sequentially determine, based on a CRB order, VRB numbers for respectiveFD CRBs included in the FD CRB set; and identify a CRB as the resourceelement, the CRB having a VRB number for an FD CRB corresponding to aresource block number allocated for the UE as an uplink resource.

According to an embodiment, the at least one processor may be furtherconfigured to: identify an FD CRB set from the FD CRB information, andidentify a resource block as the resource element, the resource blockoverlapping in the FD CRB set and an uplink PDSCH resource block regionallocated by a resource indication value (RIV).

ABS for transmitting and receiving signals in a wireless communicationsystem according to an embodiment of the disclosure may include: atransceiver; and at least one processor configured to control thetransceiver, wherein the at least one processor is further configured toobtain FD CRB information, control the transceiver to transmit the FDCRB information, and control the transceiver to receive uplink data byusing a resource element being usable for uplink data reception andbeing identified based on the FD CRB information.

According to an embodiment, the FD CRB information may be indicated byan index corresponding to an FD CRB configuration condition, and the FDCRB configuration condition may include at least one of the number ofports, a port type, or transmission power.

According to an embodiment, the at least one processor may be furtherconfigured to control the transceiver to transmit the FD CRB informationby RRC signaling or DCI.

According to an embodiment, the FD CRB information may includeinformation about transmission power to be adjusted for the resourceelement usable for uplink data transmission, and the at least oneprocessor may be further configured to: adjust, based on the adjustedtransmission power, transmission power for a PDSCH among the PDSCH and aCSI-RS which are transmitted by using the identified resource element;and control the transceiver to transmit the PDSCH and the CSI-RS, basedon a result of the adjustment.

According to an embodiment, the at least one processor may be furtherconfigured to: control the transceiver to transmit a transmission powerchange indicator to a UE at a time of transmission power change; changetransmission power, based on preset transmission power patterninformation; and control the transceiver to transmit a CSI-RS based onchanged transmission power.

According to an embodiment, the at least one processor may be furtherconfigured to: control the transceiver to transmit a transmission powerindicator to the UE; and control the transceiver to transmit a CSI-RSbased on transmission power corresponding to the transmission powerindicator.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the disclosure will now be described morefully with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the following descriptions of embodiments, descriptions of techniquesthat are well known in the art and are not directly related to thedisclosure are omitted. By omitting unnecessary descriptions, theessence of the disclosure may not be obscured and may be explicitlyconveyed.

For the same reason, some elements in the drawings are exaggerated,omitted, or schematically illustrated. Also, the size of each elementdoes not entirely reflect the actual size. In the drawings, the same orcorresponding elements are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Advantages and features of the disclosure and methods of accomplishingthe same may be understood more readily by reference to the followingdetailed descriptions of embodiments and accompanying drawings of thedisclosure. The disclosure may, however, be embodied in many differentforms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodimentsset forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that thedisclosure will be thorough and complete and will fully convey theconcept of the disclosure to one of ordinary skill in the art, and thedisclosure will only be defined by the appended claims. Throughout thespecification, like reference numerals denote like elements.

It will be understood that each block of flowchart illustrations, andcombinations of blocks in the flowchart illustrations, may beimplemented by computer program instructions. The computer programinstructions may be provided to a processor of a general-purposecomputer, special purpose computer, or other programmable dataprocessing apparatus, such that the instructions, which are executed viathe processor of the computer or other programmable data processingapparatus, generate means for performing functions specified in theflowchart block(s). The computer program instructions may also be storedin a computer-executable or computer-readable memory that may direct thecomputer or other programmable data processing apparatus to function ina particular manner, such that the instructions stored in thecomputer-executable or computer-readable memory may produce an articleof manufacture including instruction means that perform the functionsspecified in the flowchart block(s). The computer program instructionsmay also be loaded onto the computer or other programmable dataprocessing apparatus to cause a series of operational steps to beperformed on the computer or other programmable apparatus to produce acomputer implemented process such that the instructions that areexecuted on the computer or other programmable apparatus provideoperations for implementing the functions specified in the flowchartblock(s).

In addition, each block of the flowchart illustrations may represent amodule, segment, or portion of code, which includes one or moreexecutable instructions for performing specified logical function(s). Itshould also be noted that in some alternative implementations, thefunctions noted in the blocks may occur out of the order. For example,two blocks shown in succession may in fact be executed substantiallyconcurrently or the blocks may sometimes be executed in the reverseorder, depending upon the functionality involved.

The term “ . . . unit” as used in the present embodiment refers to asoftware or hardware component, such as field-programmable gate array(FPGA) or application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), which performscertain tasks. However, the term “ . . . unit” does not mean to belimited to software or hardware. A “ . . . unit” may be configured to bein an addressable storage medium or configured to operate one or moreprocessors. Thus, according to some embodiments, a “ . . . unit” mayinclude, by way of example, components, such as software components,object-oriented software components, class components, and taskcomponents, processes, functions, attributes, procedures, subroutines,segments of program code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuitry, data,databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables. Thefunctionality provided in the elements and “ . . . units” may becombined into fewer elements and “ . . . units” or further separatedinto additional elements and “ . . . units”. Further, the elements and “. . . units” may be implemented to operate one or more centralprocessing units (CPUs) in a device or a secure multimedia card. Also,according to some embodiments, a “ . . . unit” may include one or moreprocessors.

Hereinafter, operational principles of the disclosure will be describedin detail with reference to accompanying drawings. In the description ofthe disclosure, detailed descriptions of the related art are omittedwhen it is deemed that they may unnecessarily obscure the essence of thedisclosure. The terms used in the specification are defined inconsideration of functions used in the disclosure, and can be changedaccording to the intent or commonly used methods of users or operators.Accordingly, definitions of the terms are understood based on the entiredescription of the present specification. Hereinafter, a base station isan entity that allocates resources to a terminal, and may be at leastone of a next-generation node B (gNode B), an evolved node B (eNode B),a Node B, a base station (BS), a radio access unit, a BS controller, ora node on a network. A terminal may include a user equipment (UE), amobile station (MS), a cellular phone, a smartphone, a computer, or amultimedia system capable of performing a communication function.However, the disclosure is not limited to the above example.Hereinafter, the disclosure provides descriptions of a technology bywhich a UE receives broadcasting information from a BS in a wirelesscommunication system. The disclosure relates to a communicationtechnique and system therefor for converging an Internet of Things (IoT)technology and a 5th generation (5G) communication system for supportinga higher data rate after a 4th generation (4G) system. The disclosure isapplicable to intelligent services (e.g., smart home, smart building,smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education,retail, security, and safety services) based on 5G communicationtechnology and IoT technology.

Hereinafter, terms indicating broadcasting information, terms indicatingcontrol information, terms related to communication coverage, termsindicating a state change (e.g., event), terms indicating networkentities, terms indicating messages, terms indicating elements of anapparatus, or the like, as used in the following description, areexemplified for convenience of descriptions. Accordingly, the disclosureis not limited to terms to be described below, and other termsindicating objects having equal technical meanings may be used.

Hereinafter, for convenience of descriptions, some terms and namesdefined in the 3rd Generation Partnership Project Long Term Evolution(3GPP LTE) standard may be used. However, the disclosure is not limitedto these terms and names, and may be equally applied to systemsconforming to other standards.

Wireless communication systems providing voice-based services in earlystages are being developed to broadband wireless communication systemsproviding high-speed and high-quality packet data services according tocommunication standards such as high speed packet access (HSPA), longterm evolution (LTE) or evolved universal terrestrial radio access(E-UTRA), LTE-advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Pro of 3GPP, high rate packet data(HRPD), ultra mobile broadband (UMB) of 3GPP2, and 802.16e of theInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

As a representative example of the broadband wireless communicationsystems, LTE systems employ orthogonal frequency division multiplexing(OFDM) for a downlink (DL) and employs single carrier-frequency divisionmultiple access (SC-FDMA) for an uplink (UL). The UL refers to a radiolink for transmitting data or a control signal from a terminal (e.g., aUE or an MS) to a base station (e.g., an eNB or a BS), and the DL refersto a radio link for transmitting data or a control signal from the basestation to the terminal. The above-described multiple access schemesidentify data or control information of each user in a manner thattime-frequency resources for carrying the data or control information ofeach user are allocated and managed not to overlap each other, that is,to achieve orthogonality therebetween.

As post-LTE communication systems, i.e., 5G communication systems needto support services capable of freely reflecting and simultaneouslysatisfying various requirements of users, service providers, and thelike. Services considered for the 5G systems include enhanced mobilebroadband (eMBB), massive machine-type communication (mMTC),ultra-reliability low-latency communication (URLLC) services, or thelike.

According to some embodiments, the eMBB aims to provide an improved datarate than a data rate supported by the legacy LTE, LTE-A, or LTE-Pro.For example, in a 5G communication system, the eMBB should be able toprovide a peak data rate of 20 Gbps in a DL and a peak data rate of 10Gbps in an UL at one BS. Also, it has to simultaneously provide a peakdata rate and an increased user-perceived data rate of a terminal. Inorder to satisfy such requirements, there is a need for improvement invarious transmission/reception technologies including an improvedmultiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) transmission technology. Also, adata rate required in the 5G communication system may be satisfied asthe 5G communication system uses a frequency bandwidth wider than 20 MHzin the 3 GHz to 6 GHz or 6 GHz or more frequency band, while the legacyLTE uses a 2 GHz band.

Simultaneously, the mMTC is being considered to support applicationservices such as IoT in 5G communication systems. In order toefficiently provide the IoT, the mMTC may require the support for alarge number of terminals in a cell, improved coverage for a terminal,improved battery time, reduced costs of a terminal, and the like.Because the IoT is attached to various sensors and various devices toprovide a communication function, the mMTC should be able to support alarge number of terminals (e.g., 1,000,000 terminals/km2) in a cell.Also, because a terminal supporting the mMTC is likely to be located ina shadow region failing to be covered by the cell, such as the basementof a building, due to the characteristics of the service, the terminalmay require wider coverage than other services provided by the 5Gcommunication systems. The terminal supporting the mMTC should beconfigured as a low-cost terminal and may require a very long batterylife time such as 10 to 15 years because it is difficult to frequentlyreplace the battery of the terminal.

Lastly, the URLLC refers to cellular-based wireless communicationservices used for mission-critical purposes such as services for remotecontrol of robots or machinery, industrial automation, unmanned aerialvehicles, remote health care, emergency alerts, and the like, and shouldprovide communications providing ultra-low latency and ultrareliability. For example, a service supporting the URLLC should satisfyair interface latency of less than 0.5 milliseconds, and simultaneouslyhas a requirement for a packet error rate of 10-5 or less. Thus, for theservice supporting the URLLC, the 5G system should provide a transmittime interval (TTI) smaller than other services and may simultaneouslyhave a design requirement for allocating wide resources in a frequencyband. However, the above-described mMTC, URLLC, and eMBB services aremerely examples and the types of services to which the disclosure isapplicable are not limited thereto.

The services considered in the 5G communication system need to beprovided after being converged based on one framework. That is, in orderto efficiently managing and controlling resources, it is preferable thatthe services are combined into one system and then are controlled andtransmitted, rather than independently operating.

Although LTE, LTE-A, LTE Pro, or New Radio (NR) systems are mentioned asexamples in the following description, embodiments of the disclosure mayalso be applied to other communication systems having similar technicalbackgrounds or channel types. Furthermore, the embodiments of thedisclosure may also be applied to other communication systems throughpartial modification without greatly departing from the scope of thedisclosure based on determination by one of ordinary skill in the art.

Hereinafter, a frame structure of LTE and LTE-A systems will now bedescribed in detail with reference to drawing.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a basic structure of a time-frequencydomain that is a radio resource region in which data or a controlchannel is transmitted in an LTE system.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the horizontal axis represents a time domain andthe vertical axis represents a frequency domain. A minimum transmissionunit in the time domain is an OFDM symbol 101, and Nsymb OFDM symbols101 are gathered to constitute one slot 102, and two slots are gatheredto constitute one subframe 103. A length of the slot 102 is 0.5 ms, anda length of the subframe 103 is 1.0 ms. A radio frame 104 is atime-domain unit including 10 subframes 103. A minimum transmission unitin a frequency domain is a subcarrier 105, and a bandwidth of a fullsystem transmission bandwidth is composed of NBW subcarriers 105.

A basic unit of a resource in the time-frequency domain may be aresource element (RE) 106, and an RE may be defined as an OFDM symbolindex and a subcarrier index. A resource block (RB) or a physicalresource block (PRB) 107 is defined as Nsymb consecutive OFDM symbols101 in the time domain and NRB consecutive subcarriers 108 in thefrequency domain. Therefore, one RB 107 includes Nsymb×NRB REs 106. Ingeneral, a minimum transmission unit of data may be the RB unit. In theLTE system, in general, Nsymb=7, NRB=12, and NBW and NRB areproportional to a bandwidth of a system transmission band.

Next, downlink control information (DCI) in the LTE and LTE-A systemswill now be described in detail.

Scheduling information for DL data or UL data in the LTE system istransmitted from a BS to a UE via DCI. The DCI may include informationabout whether it is scheduling information for UL data or schedulinginformation for DL data, information about whether the DCI is a compactDCI having a small size of control information, information aboutwhether spatial multiplexing using multiple antennas is applied,information about whether the DCI is DCI for power control, and thelike. Also, DCI formats defined based on the plurality of pieces ofinformation may be applied and operated. For example, DCI format 1 thatis scheduling control information about DL data is configured to atleast include a plurality of pieces of information below.

-   -   Resource allocation type 0/1 flag: Notifies whether the resource        allocation scheme is type 0 or type 1. Type 0 allocates a        resource in a resource block group (RBG) unit by applying a        bitmap scheme. In the LTE system, a basic unit of scheduling is        a RB represented by time and frequency domain resources, and an        RBG consists of a plurality of RBs and is the basic unit of the        scheduling in the type 0 scheme. Type 1 allows specific RBs to        be allocated within the RBG.    -   Resource block assignment: Notifies RBs assigned for data        transmission. Resources represented according to the system        bandwidth and resource assignment scheme are determined.    -   Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS): Notifies a modulation scheme        used for data transmission and a size of a transport block that        is data to be transmitted.    -   Hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process number: Notifies        an HARQ process number.    -   New data indicator: Notifies whether it is HARQ initial        transmission or HARQ retransmission.    -   Redundancy version: Notifies a redundancy version of HARQ.    -   Transmit power control (TPC) command for physical uplink control        channel (PUCCH): Notifies a transmit power control command for        PUCCH that is a UL control channel.

The DCI is transmitted via a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH),which is a DL physical control channel, after a channel coding andmodulation procedure.

A cyclic redundancy check (CRC) is attached to a DCI message payload,and is scrambled by a radio network temporary identifier (RNTI)corresponding to identity of the UE. Different RNTIs are used accordingto the purpose of the DCI message, e.g., UE-specific data transmission,a power control command, a random access response, or the like. That is,the RNTI is not explicitly transmitted, but is transmitted by beingincluded in a CRC calculation process. When receiving a DCI messagetransmitted on a PDCCH, the UE may check a CRC by using an allocatedRNTI, and when a result of checking the CRC is correct, the UE mayidentify that the corresponding message has been transmitted to the UE.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a PDCCH that is a DL physical channelon which DCI of LTE is transmitted.

Referring to FIG. 2 , a PDCCH 201 is time-multiplexed with a physicaldownlink shared channel (PDSCH) 202, which is a data transmissionchannel, and is transmitted over a full system bandwidth. A region ofthe PDCCH 201 is represented as the number of OFDM symbols, and this maybe indicated to the UE as a control format indicator (CFI) transmittedvia a physical control format indicator channel (PCFICH).

By allocating the PDCCH 201 to an OFDM symbol located at a start of asubframe, the UE may decode DL scheduling allocation as fast aspossible, and by doing so, decoding delay with respect to downlinkshared channel (DL-SCH), i.e., overall DL transmission delay may bedecreased.

Because one PDCCH may deliver one DCI message and a plurality of UEs maybe simultaneously scheduled for DL and UL, a plurality of PDCCHs may besimultaneously transmitted in each cell. As a reference signal fordecoding the PDCCH 201, a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) 203 isused. The CRS 203 is transmitted for every subframe over a full band,and scrambling and resource mapping varies according to cell identity(ID). Because the CRS 203 is a reference signal commonly used by allUEs, UE-specific beamforming is not used. Therefore, the multi-antennatransmission scheme for PDCCH of LTE is limited to open-looptransmission diversity. The number of ports of the CRS is implicitlynotified to the UE from decoding of a physical broadcast channel (PBCH).

The resource allocation of the PDCCH 201 is based on a control-channelelement (CCE), and one CCE consists of 9 resource element groups (REGs),i.e., a total of 36 REs. The number of CCEs required for the specificPDCCH 201 may be 1, 2, 4, or 8 and may vary according to a channelcoding rate of a DCI message payload. As described above, differentnumbers of CCEs may be used to implement link adaptation of the PDCCH201.

The UE has to detect a signal without having information about the PDCCH201, and in the LTE, a search space representing a set of CCEs isdefined for blind decoding. The search space is configured as aplurality of sets at aggregation level (AL) of each CCE and is notexplicitly signaled but is implicitly defined via a function and asubframe number according to an ID of the UE. In each subframe, the UEperforms decoding on the PDCCH 201 with respect to all availableresource candidates that may be generated from CCEs in a configuredsearch space, and processes information declared to be valid to the UEvia CRC checking.

The search space is classified to a UE-specific search space and acommon search space. UEs in a certain group or all UEs may monitor acommon search space of the PDCCH 201 so as to receive cell-commoncontrol information such as dynamic scheduling about system informationor a paging message. For example, scheduling allocation information of aDL-SCH for transmission of System Information Block (SIB)-1 includingbusiness information of a cell may be received by monitor the commonsearch space of the PDCCH 201.

In the LTE, an entire PDCCH region includes a set of CCEs in a logicalregion, and a search space consisting of a set of CCEs is present. Thesearch space may be classified into a common search space and aUE-specific search space, and a search space for a LTE PDCCH is definedas below.

The set of PDCCH candidates to monitor are defined in terms of searchspaces, where a search space S_(k) ^((L)) at aggregation levelL∈{1,2,4,8} is defined by a set of PDCCH candidates. For each servingcell on which PDCCH is monitored, the CCEs corresponding to PDCCHcandidate m of the search space S_(k) ^((L)) are given by

L{(Y_(k)+m′)mod └N_(CCE,k)/L┘}+i (where, Yk is defined below, i=0, . . ., L−1.) For the common search space m′=m.

For the PDCCH UE specific search space, for the serving cell on whichPDCCH is monitored, if the monitoring UE is configured with carrierindicator field, then m′=m+M^((L))·n_(CI), where nCI is the carrierindicator field value, else if the monitoring UE is not configured withcarrier indicator field, then m′=m, where m=0, . . . , M(L)−1. M(L) isthe number of PDCCH candidates to monitor in the given search space.

Note that the carrier indicator field value is the same asServCellIndex.

For the common search spaces, Yk is set to 0 for the two aggregationlevels L=4 and L=8.

For the UE-specific search space S_(k) ^((L)) at aggregation level L,the variable Yk is defined by

Y_(k)=(A·Y_(k-1))mod D where, Y−1=nRNTI≠0, A=39827, D=65537 andk=└n_(s)/2┘, ns is the slot number within a radio frame. The RNTI valueused for nRNTI is defined in subclause 7.1 in downlink and subclause 8in uplink.

According to the definition of a search space for a PDCCH describedabove, a UE-specific search space is not explicitly signaled but isimplicitly defined via a function and a subframe number according to anID of the UE. In other words, a UE-specific search space may be changedaccording to a subframe number, which means that it can be changedaccording to time, and thus, a problem (blocking problem) in which aspecific UE among UEs cannot use a search space due to other UEs may besolved.

According to an embodiment, if a specific UE is not scheduled in acorresponding subframe because all CCEs monitored by the specific UE arealready used by other UEs scheduled within the same subframe, thisproblem may not occur in a next subframe as the search space is changedaccording to time. For example, even when UE-specific search spaces ofUE #1 and UE #2 partially overlap each other in a specific subframe, itmay be expected that an overlap in a next subframe may be different fromthe above overlap because the UE-specific search space is changed foreach subframe.

According to the definition of a search space for a PDCCH describedabove, a common search space is defined as a set of previously appointedCCEs because a certain group of UEs or all UEs have to receive thePDCCH. In other words, the common search space is not changed accordingto the ID of the UE or the subframe number. Although the common searchspace is present for transmission of various system messages, the commonsearch space may also be used to transmit control information forindividual UEs. By doing so, the common search space may be even used asa solution for a problem in which a UE cannot be scheduled due toshortage of available resources in a UE-specific search space.

A search space may correspond to a set of candidate control channelscomposed of CCEs for which the UE has to attempt to decode on a givenaggregation level, and because there are various aggregation levels atwhich 1, 2, 4 or 8 CCEs constitute one set, the UE has a plurality ofsearch spaces. In LTE PDCCH, the number of PDCCH candidates to bemonitored by the UE in a search space defined according to aggregationlevels is defined in Table below.

TABLE 1 Search space S_(K) ^((L)) Aggregation Size Number of PDCCH Typelevel ^(L) [in CCEs] candidates M^((L)) UE-specific 1 6 6 2 12 6 4 8 2 816 2 Common 4 16 4 8 16 2

According to Table 1, in a UE-specific search space, aggregation levels{1, 2, 4, 8} are supported and have {6, 6, 2, 2} PDCCH candidates,respectively. In a common search space, aggregation levels {4, 8} aresupported and have {4, 2} PDCCH candidates, respectively. The reason whythe common search space supports only aggregation levels {4, 8} is toimprove a coverage feature because, in general, a system message has toreach a cell boundary.

DCI transmitted in a common search space is defined only for aparticular DCI format such as 0/1A/3/3A/1C that correspond to purposesincluding a system message or a power control with respect to a group ofUEs. The common search space does not support a DCI format havingspatial multiplexing. A DL DCI format to be decoded in a UE-specificsearch space varies according to a transmission mode configured for acertain UE. Configuration of the transmission mode is performed by radioresource control (RRC) signaling, such that an exact subframe number isnot defined with respect to whether the configuration is effective forthe certain UE. Therefore, regardless of the transmission mode, thecertain UE may constantly perform decoding on DCI format 1A so as not tolose communication.

In the above, a method of transmitting and receiving a DL controlchannel and DL control information and search spaces in the legacy LTEand LTE-A are described.

Hereinafter, a DL control channel under discussion in the 5Gcommunication system will now be described in detail with reference todrawings.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a basic unit of time andfrequency resources configuring a DL control channel in the 5G.

Referring to FIG. 3 , an REG 303 that is a basic unit of time andfrequency resources configuring a control channel consists of one OFDMsymbol 301 on the time axis and 12 subcarriers 302, i.e., one RB, on thefrequency axis. When configuring a basic unit of a control channel, abasic unit on the time axis is assumed to be one OFDM symbol 301, suchthat a data channel and a control channel may be time-multiplexed withinone subframe. Because the control channel is positioned before the datachannel, a processing time of a UE may be decreased such that it is easyto satisfy delay time requirements. A basic unit on the frequency axisof the control channel is configured to be one RB 302, such thatfrequency multiplexing between the control channel and the data channelmay be further efficiently performed.

By concatenating the REG 303 shown in FIG. 3 with another REG, controlchannel regions with various sizes may be configured. For example, in acase where a basic unit to which a DL control channel is allocated is aCCE 304, one CCE 304 may consist of a plurality of REGs 303. Describingthe REG 303 shown in FIG. 3 , the REG 303 may consist of 12 REs, and ifone CCE 304 consists of 6 REGs 303, this means that one CCE 304 mayconsist of 72 REs. When a DL control resource set is configured, thecontrol resource set may consist of a plurality of CCEs 304, and aparticular DL control channel may be mapped to one or more CCEs 304according to an aggregation level (AL) in the control resource set andtransmitted. The CCEs 304 in the control resource set are identified bynumbers, and in this regard, the numbers may be allocated according to alogical mapping scheme.

The basic unit of the DL control channel shown in FIG. 3 , i.e., the REG303, may include REs to which DCI is mapped and REs to which ademodulation reference signal (DMRS) 305 that is a reference signal fordecoding them are mapped. As shown in FIG. 3 , the DMRS 305 may betransmitted in three REs in one REG 303. The DMRS 305 is transmitted byusing the same precoding as a control signal mapped in the REG 303, andthus, the UE is able to decode control information without informationabout precoding being applied by a BS.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a control resource set(CORESET) in which a DL control channel is transmitted in the 5Gwireless communication system.

An example of FIG. 4 corresponds to a case in which it is assumed thatone slot consists of 7 OFDM symbols. FIG. 4 illustrates the example inwhich two control resource sets (control resource set #1 401 and controlresource set #2 402) are configured in a system bandwidth 410 on thefrequency axis and one slot 420 on time axis. A frequency of controlresource sets 401 and 402 may be configured as a particular subband 403within the full system bandwidth 410. Time duration of the controlresource sets 401 and 402 may be configured as one or more OFDM symbols,and may also be defined as control resource set duration 404. In theexample of FIG. 4 , control resource set #1 401 is configured as controlresource set duration of two symbols, and control resource set #2 402 isconfigured as control resource set duration of one symbol.

The control resource set in the 5G described above may be configured bythe BS for the UE by higher layer signaling (e.g., system information,master information block (MIB), or RRC signaling). Configuring the UEwith a control resource set may be understood as providing the UE withinformation such as a position of the control resource set, a subband,resource allocation of the control resource set, control resource setduration, or the like. For example, the information may include aplurality of pieces of information of Table 2.

TABLE 2 - Configuration information 1. RB allocation information onfrequency axis - Configuration information 2. control resource set startsymbol - Configuration information 3. control resource set symbolduration - Configuration information 4. Size of REG bundling (2 or 3 or6) - Configuration information 5. Transmission mode (interleavedtransmission mode or non-interleaved transmission mode) - Configurationinformation 6. DMRS configuration information (precoder granularity) -Configuration information 7. Search space type (common search space,group-common search space, UE-specific search space) - Configurationinformation 8. DCI format to be monitored in corresponding controlresource set - etc.

The configuration information of Table 2 is merely an example of thedisclosure, and various information as well as the configurationinformation of Table 2 necessary for transmission of a DL controlchannel may be configured for the UE.

Hereinafter, DCI in the 5G will now be described in detail.

In the 5G system, scheduling information for UL data (or physical uplinkshared channel (PUSCH)) or DL data (or PDSCH) is transmitted from the BSto the UE via the DCI.

The UE may monitor a fallback DCI format and a non-fallback DCI formatfor PUSCH or PDSCH. The fallback DCI format may include a field fixedbetween the BS and the UE, and the non-fallback DCI format may include aconfigurable field.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, fallback DCI forscheduling PUSCH may include a plurality of pieces of information ofTable 3.

TABLE 3 - Identifier for DCI formats - [1] bit - Frequency domainresource assignment [┌log₂(N_(RB) ^(DL, BWP) (N_(RB) ^(DL, BWP) + 1)/2)┐] bits - Time, domain resource assignment - X bits - Frequency hoppingflag - 1 bit. - Modulation and coding scheme - [5] bits - New dataindicator - 1 bit - Redundancy version - [2] bits - HARQ processnumber - [4] bits - TPC command for scheduled PUSCH - [2] bits - UL/SULindicator - 0 or 1 bit

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, non-fallback DCI forscheduling PUSCH may include a plurality of pieces of information ofTable 4.

TABLE 4 - Carrier indicator - 0 or 3 bits - Identifier for DCI formats -[1] bits - Bandwidth part indicator - 0, 1 or 2 bits - Frequency domainresource assignment * For resource allocation type 0, ┌ 

/P┐ bits * For resource allocation type 1, ┌log₂( 

( 

 + 1)/2)┐ bits - Time domain resource assignment - 1, 2, 3. or 4 bits -VRB-to-PRB mapping 

 0 or 1 bit, only for resource allocation type 1. * 0 bit if onlyresource allocation type 0 is configured; * 1 bit otherwise. - Frequencyhopping flag - 0 or 1 bit, only for resource allocation type 1. * 0 bitif only resource allocation type 0 is configured; * 1 bit otherwise. -Modulation and coding scheme - 5 bits - New data indicator - 1 bit -Redundancy version - 2 bits as defined in section x.x of [6, TS38.214] -HARQ process number - 4 bits - 1st downlink assignment index - 1 or 2bits * 1 bit for semi-static HARQ-ACK codebook; * 2 bits for dynamicHARQ-ACK codebook with single HARQ-ACK codebook. - 2nd downlinkassignment index - 0 or 2 bits * 2 bits for dynamic HARQ-ACK codebookwith two HARQ-ACK sub- codebooks; * 0 bit otherwise. - TPC command forscheduled PUSCH - 2 bits -${{SRS}{resource}{indicator}} - {\left\lceil {\log_{2}\left( {\text{?}\begin{pmatrix}N_{SRS} \\k\end{pmatrix}} \right)} \right\rceil{or}\left\lceil {\log_{2}\left( N_{SRS} \right)} \right\rceil{bits}}$ *${\left\lceil {\log_{2}\left( {\text{?}\begin{pmatrix}N_{SRS} \\k\end{pmatrix}} \right)} \right\rceil{bits}{for}{non} - {codebook}{based}{PUSCH}{transmission}};$ *┌log₂(N_(SRS))┐ bits for codebook based PUSCH transmission. - Precodinginformation and number of layers -up to 6 bits - Antenna ports - up to 5bits - SRS request - 2 bits - CSI request - 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6bits - CBG transmission information - 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8 bits - PTRS-DMRSassociation - 2 bits. - beta_offset indicator - 2 bits - DMRS sequenceinitialization - 0 or 1 bit - UL/SUL indicator - 0 or 1 bit

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According to an embodiment of the disclosure, fallback DCI forscheduling PDSCH may include a plurality of pieces of information ofTable 5.

TABLE 5 - Identifier for DCI formats - [1] bit - Frequency domainresource assignment [┌log₂(N_(RB) ^(DL, BWP) (N_(RB) ^(DL, BWP) + 1)/2)┐] bits - Time domain resource assignment - X bits - VRB-to-PRB mapping -1 bit. - Modulation and coding scheme - [5] bits - New data indicator -1 bit - Redundancy version - [2] bits - HARQ process number - [4] bits -Downlink assignment index - 2 bits - TPC command for scheduled PUCCH -[2] bits - PUCCH resource indicator - [2] bits - PDSCH-to-HARQ feedbacktiming indicator - [3] bits

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, non-fallback DCI forscheduling PDSCH may include a plurality of pieces of information ofTable 6.

TABLE 6 - Carrier indicator - 0 or 3 bits - Identifier for DCI formats -[1] bits - Bandwidth part indicator - 0, 1 or 2 bits - Frequency domainresource assignment  • For resource allocation type 0, ┌N_(RB)^(DL, BWP) / P┐ bits  • For resource allocation type 1, ┌log₂(N_(RB)^(DL, BWP)(N_(RB) ^(DL, BWP) + 1)/2)┐ bits - Time domain resourceassignment - 1, 2, 3, or 4 bits - VRB-to-PRB mapping - 0 or 1 bit, onlyfor resource allocation type 1.  • 0 bit if only resource allocationtype 0 is configured;  • 1 bit otherwise. - PRB bundling sizeindicator - 1 bit - Rate matching indicator - 0, 1, 2 bits - ZP CSI-RStrigger - X bits For transport block 1: - Modulation and coding scheme -5 bits - New data indicator - 1 bit - Redundancy version - 2 bits Fortransport block 2: - Modulation and coding scheme - 5 bits - New dataindicator - 1 bit - Redundancy version - 2 bits - HARQ process number -4 bits - Downlink assignment index - 0 or 4 bits - TPC command forscheduled PUCCH - 2 bits - PUCCH resource indicator -PDSCH-to-HARQ_feedback timing indicator - 3 bits - Antenna ports - up to5 bits - Transmission configuration indication - 3 bits - SRS request -2 bits - CBG transmission information - 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8 bits - CBGflushing out information - 0 or 1 bit - DMRS sequence initialization - 0or 1 bit

The DCI may be transmitted via a PDCCH, which is a DL physical controlchannel, after a channel coding and modulation procedure. A CRC may beattached to a DCI message payload, and may be scrambled by a RNTI thatcorresponds to an ID of the UE.

Different RNTIs are used according to the purpose of the DCI message,e.g., UE-specific data transmission, a power control command, a randomaccess response, or the like. That is, the RNTI is not explicitlytransmitted, but is transmitted by being included in a CRC calculationprocess. When the UE receives a DCI message transmitted on a PDCCH, theUE may check a CRC by using an allocated RNTI. When a result of checkingthe CRC is correct, the UE may identify that the corresponding messagehas been transmitted to the UE.

For example, DCI that schedules a PDSCH for system information (SI) maybe scrambled by SI-RNTI. DCI that schedules a PDSCH for a random accessresponse (RAR) message may be scrambled by an RA-RNTI. DCI thatschedules a PDSCH for a paging message may be scrambled by a P-RNTI. DCIthat notifies a slot format indicator (SFI) may be scrambled by anSFI-RNTI. DCI that notifies a transmit power control (TPC) may bescrambled by a TPC-RNTI. DCI that schedules UE-specific PDSCH or PUSCHmay be scrambled by a Cell RNTI (C-RNTI).

When a specific UE is scheduled a data channel, i.e., PUSCH or PDSCH,via the PDCCH, a plurality of items of data along with a DMRS aretransmitted or received within a scheduled resource region.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of configuration of a DL RBstructure in the 5G.

More particularly, FIG. 5 illustrates a case in which it is configuredthat a specific UE uses 14 OFDM symbols as one slot (or subframe) in aDL, a PDCCH is transmitted on initial two OFDM symbols, and a DMRS istransmitted on a third symbol. In the case of FIG. 5 , in a specific RBto which a PDSCH is scheduled, data of the PDSCH is mapped to REs of thethird symbol on which the DMRS is not transmitted and REs of fourthsymbol up to last symbol and is transmitted. A subcarrier spacing Δfrepresented in FIG. 5 is 15 kHz in the LTE/LTE-A system and is one of{15, 30, 60, 120, 240, 480} kHz in the 5G system.

As described above, in order to measure a DL channel state in a cellularsystem, a BS needs to transmit a reference signal. In the LTE-A systemof the 3GPP, a UE can measure a channel state between the BS and the UEby using a CRS or a channel-state information reference signal (CSI-RS)which is transmitted by the BS.

The channel state has to be measured, in consideration of variousfactors including an interference amount in a DL. The interferenceamount in the DL includes an interference signal and thermal noiseoccurring due to an antenna of a neighboring BS, and is important forthe UE to determine a channel condition of the DL. For example, in acase where a BS with one transmission antenna transmits a signal to a UEwith one reception antenna, the UE has to determine energy per symbol tointerference density ratio (Es/Io) by determining energy per symbolreceivable via a DL from a reference signal received from the BS and aninterference amount to be simultaneously received from duration where acorresponding symbol is received. The determined Es/Io may be convertedto a data rate or a value corresponding thereto and be transmitted inthe form of a channel quality indicator (CQI) to the BS, and may be usedfor the BS to determine a data rate for transmitting data to the UE.

More particularly, in the LTE-A system, the UE feeds back informationabout a DL channel state to the BS, such that the BS can use theinformation in DL scheduling. That is, the UE measures a referencesignal transmitted via a DL by the BS, and feeds back, to the BS,information that is extracted from the reference signal and is in theform defined in the LTE/LTE-A standard. As described above, theinformation fed back by the UE in the LTE/LTE-A may be calledchannel-state information, and the channel-state information may includethree pieces of information below.

-   -   Rank Indicator (RI): The number of spatial layers the UE can        receive in a current channel state    -   Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI): An indicator of precoding        matrix preferred by the UE in a current channel state    -   Channel Quality Indicator (CQI): A maximum data rate the UE can        receive in a current channel state

The CQI may be substituted with a signal to interference plus noiseratio (SINR), a maximum error correction code rate, a modulation scheme,data efficiency per frequency, or the like which may be similarly usedwith the maximum data rate.

RI, PMI, and CQI described above are associated with each other as anindication. For example, a precoding matrix supported in the LTE/LTE-Ais differently defined according to ranks. Therefore, a PMI value X of acase where RI has a value of 1 may be differently interpreted from thePMI value X of a case where RI has a value of 2.

Also, for example, when the UE determines a CQI, the UE assumes that aPMI value X notified to the BS by the UE is applied to the BS. That is,a report of RI_X, PMI_Y, CQI_Z reported from the UE to the BS maycorrespond to a report in which the UE reports that the UE can receive adata rate corresponding to CQI_Z when a rank is RI_X and PMI is PMI_Y.In this manner, when the UE calculates a CQI, the UE assumes atransmission scheme by the BS, thereby obtaining optimized performancewhen transmission is actually performed by using the transmissionscheme.

RI, PMI, and CQI that are channel state information the UE feeds back inthe LTE/LTE-A may be periodically or aperiodically fed back. When the BSattempts to aperiodically obtain channel state information of the UE,the BS may configure the UE to perform aperiodic feedback (or aperiodicchannel state information reporting), by using an aperiodic feedbackindicator (or channel state information request field, channel stateinformation request information) included in DCI for the UE. Also, whenthe UE receives, in an nth subframe, an indicator configuring aperiodicfeedback, the UE may perform UL transmission by including aperiodicfeedback information (or, channel state information) in datatransmission in an n+kth subframe. Here, k denotes a parameter definedin the 3GPP LTE Release 11 standard, and may be 4 for frequency divisionduplexing (FDD) and may be defined, for time division duplexing (TDD),as in Table 7 below.

TABLE 7 Value of k for each subframe number n in TDD UL/DL configuration

When aperiodic feedback is configured, feedback information (or, channelstate information) may include RI, PMI, and CQI and, depending onfeedback configuration (or channel state report configuration), RI andPMI may not be fed back.

In the disclosure, an in-band full duplex (hereinafter, referred to asfull duplex) system refers to a system a UL signal and a DL signal of asame cell are simultaneously transmitted in a same band and in a sametime resource, unlike to a TDD system or FDD system. That is, in thefull duplex system, signals of UL and DL coexist in a same cell, whichcauses interference.

A type of interference additionally occurring due to usage of the fullduplex system is classified into self-interference and cross-linkinterference.

The self-interference refers to interference received from DLtransmission by the BS when the BS receives UL transmission by the UE ina same band, and interference received from UL transmission by the UEwhen the UE with a full duplex operation function receives a DL. Becausetransmission and reception occur in a short range, compared to a desiredsignal, the self-interference significantly decreases an SINR of thedesired signal. Therefore, transmission performance of the full duplexsystem is highly affected by performance of a self-interferencecancellation technology.

The cross-link interference refers to interference received from DLtransmission by another BS in a same band when the BS receives a UL ofthe UE, and interference received from UL transmission by another UEwhen the UE receives a DL. In a case of cross-link interference the BSthat receives a UL signal receives from DL transmission by another BS, adistance between an interference transmission end and an interferencereception end is greater than a distance between a reception end of theBS and the UE that transmits a requested signal of the BS, however, asinterference transmission power is generally greater than a receptionpower by at least 10 to 20 dB, the cross-link interference may highlyaffect reception SINR performance of a UL desired signal of the UE whichis received by the BS. Also, the UE that receives a DL may receivecross-link interference from another UE that uses a UL in a same band.Here, in a case where a distance between the other UE causinginterference and the UE receiving a DL is meaningfully closer than adistance between the BS and the UE receiving a DL, DL desired signalreception SINR performance of the UE may deteriorate. Here, themeaningfully closer case indicates a state in which reception power ofinterference from the other UE transmitting UL to the UE receiving a DLis larger than or similar to a reception signal from the BS to the UEreceiving a DL, and thus, DL reception SINR performance of the UE maydeteriorate due to the interference.

A type of the full duplex system in a cellular-based mobilecommunication system is classified into a type in which only a BSsupports self-interference cancellation to support a full duplexoperation and a type in which both the BS and a UE support the fullduplex operation. The reason why a case where only the UE hasself-interference cancellation is not considered is that implementationof elements of antennas-separation self-interference cancellation, radiofrequency (RF)-circuit self-interference cancellation, and digitalself-interference cancellation is easier in the BS than in the UE, interms of a form factor size, a circuit structure, and the like.

A type of the full duplex system which is considered for the disclosureis a case where only the BS has self-interference cancellation, but thedisclosure may operate by being equally applied to a case where both theUE and the BS have self-interference cancellation.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of a transceiving apparatus withself-interference cancellation that is a main element of a full duplexsystem according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

Here, a structure of a transceiving apparatus 600 is equally applicableto a BS and a UE, and is not specified for only one of the BS and theUE. However, as it is assumed in the disclosure that the BS hasself-interference cancellation and configures the full duplex system,for convenience of descriptions, it is assumed that the transceivingapparatus 600 is the BS.

Referring to FIG. 6 , the BS 600 may include a transmitter 610 fortransmitting a DL signal to a UE, a self-interference cancellation unit620 for self-interference cancellation, and a receiver 630 for receivinga UL signal from the UE. Here, a configuration method of each element ofthe BS 600 may vary depending on implementation of a BS.

As described above, the transceiving apparatus 600 may correspond to aUE, and in this case, the UE may also include the transmitter 610 fortransmitting a UL signal to a BS, the self-interference cancellationunit 620 for self-interference cancellation, and the receiver 630 forreceiving a DL signal from the BS.

FIG. 7A is a configuration diagram of a self-interference cancellationunit according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

As described above, a self-interference cancellation unit 700 mayperform self-interference cancellation. The self-interferencecancellation unit 700 of FIG. 7A may include an antennas-separationself-interference cancellation unit 710, an RF-circuit self-interferencecancellation unit 720, and a digital self-interference cancellation unit730, but a configuration of the self-interference cancellation unit 700is not limited to the aforementioned example.

Also, FIG. 7B is a block diagram of a full duplex transceiver, accordingto an embodiment of the disclosure. Antenna SIC of FIG. 7B maycorrespond to the antennas-separation self-interference cancellationunit 710 of the disclosure, RF SIC may correspond to the RF-circuitself-interference cancellation unit 720, and Digital SIC may correspondto the digital self-interference cancellation unit 730.

The antennas-separation self-interference cancellation unit 710physically separates antennas of a transmission end and a reception endof a BS, thereby allowing self-interference to be sufficiently decreasedand then received by the reception end of the BS. Here, the physicalseparation of the antenna of the transmission end and the antenna of thereception end may indicate that the antennas are separated by using aseparating method using offset interference of antennas, a method ofusing a circulator to a same antenna, a method using a cross-polestructure, a method using an isolator, or the like so as to allow a DLtransmission signal of the BS to be received as a low signal by a ULreception end of the BS. However, the physical separation is not limitedto the afore-described example, and may indicate separating methods bywhich a DL transmission signal of a BS can be received as a low signalby a UL reception end of the BS.

The RF-circuit self-interference cancellation unit 720 may be configuredto decrease a magnitude of a signal before a self-interference signal isquantized by an analog-to-digital converter (ADC). An RF-circuit of theRF-circuit self-interference cancellation unit 720 may duplicate achannel experienced by a self-interference signal that is transmittedfrom a transmission end of the BS and then passes through a radiochannel and the antennas-separation self-interference cancellation unit710 and then arrives at the RF-circuit self-interference cancellationunit 720.

For example, with respect to an analog domain transmission signal x(t)of the BS, a reception signal y(t) that has passed through theantennas-separation self-interference cancellation unit 710 and theradio channel may be represented using Equation 1 below.

y(t)=x(t)*h(t)+n(t)  [Equation 1]

In Equation above, h(t) denotes a time domain impulse response of theradio channel and the antennas-separation self-interference cancellationunit 710, and n(t) denotes white noise. Here, the RF-circuit of theRF-circuit self-interference cancellation unit 720 may generate asimilar channel h′(t), which is duplication of h(t), by using a timedelay module, a phase shift module, an amplifier module, and the like.Afterward, the transmission signal x(t) obtainable from the transmissionend passes through the RF-circuit, such that a self-interference signalis duplicated. Afterward, a minus sign is added to the self-interferencesignal, which causes a decrease in the self-interference signal as aresult of Equation 2 below.

y{circumflex over ( )}′(t)=x(t)*h(t)−x(t)*h′(t)+n(t)  [Equation 2]

Here, a bandwidth in which performance of the RF-circuitself-interference cancellation unit 720 is maintained may vary dependingon the elements of the RF-circuit, e.g., the time delay module, thephase shift module, the amplifier module, and the like. For example, ina case where the bandwidth in which performance of the RF-circuitself-interference cancellation unit 720 is maintained is smaller than asystem bandwidth, such a bandwidth limit of a self-interferencecancellation unit is caused due to a limit of an analog circuit.

Lastly, the digital self-interference cancellation unit 730 may remove aself-interference signal X[n] from Y[n] that is a result of a signaly′(t) having passed through the RF-circuit self-interferencecancellation unit 720 and then having passed through the ADC and thenhaving been converted into a frequency domain. For example, a digitaldomain channel H[n] experienced by a transmission signal X[n] isestimated as in Equation 3 below, and then is subtracted from areception signal Y[n]. Here, performance of the digitalself-interference cancellation unit is determined by similarity betweenan estimated channel H′[n] and the actual channel H[n]. That is, thehigher the similarity between H′[n] and H[n] is, the higher theperformance of the digital self-interference cancellation unit is.

Y{circumflex over ( )}′[n]=X[n]H[n]−X[n]H′[n]+n(t)  [Equation 3]

Hereinafter, embodiments of the disclosure will now be described indetail with reference to the attached drawings.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the disclosure will now be described withLTE or LTE-A system as an example, but the embodiments of the disclosuremay also be applied to other communication systems having similartechnical backgrounds or channel types. For example, a communicationsystem to which the embodiments of the disclosure are applied mayinclude a 5G mobile communication technology (NR) developed after theLTE-A. Therefore, the embodiments of the disclosure may also be appliedto other communication systems through partial modification withoutgreatly departing from the scope of the disclosure based ondetermination by one of ordinary skill in the art.

Also, in the description of the disclosure, detailed descriptions of therelated art are omitted when it is deemed that they may unnecessarilyobscure the essence of the disclosure. The terms used in thespecification are defined in consideration of functions used in thedisclosure, and can be changed according to the intent or commonly usedmethods of users or operators. Accordingly, definitions of the terms areunderstood based on the entire description of the present specification.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a method by which a UE transmits and receives asignal in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment ofthe disclosure.

In operation S810, the UE may receive full duplex carrier resource block(FD CRB) information from a BS.

In the disclosure, an FD CRB may indicate a band in which the BS canreceive an UL signal, from among CRBs obtained by dividing a band usableby the BS into certain units. Also, the FD CRB may indicate a band inwhich the UE can transmit an UL signal, from among CRBs obtained bydividing a band usable by the UE into certain units. Here, the FD CRBmay indicate a band in which the BS can transmit a DL signal. However,the FD CRB merely indicates a band in which the UE can transmit an ULsignal, from among CRBs obtained by dividing a band in which the BS canreceive a UL signal or a band that is usable by the UE into certainunits, and thus, it is not limited that the BS transmits a DL signal byusing the FD CRB.

Also, in the disclosure, the FD CRB may correspond to a full duplexresource block (FD RB). Detailed descriptions of the FD CRB will beprovided with reference to FIG. 10 .

In the disclosure, the FD CRB information may be information associatedwith the FD CRB to be described below. That is, the FD CRB informationmay include information about CRBs configured as the FD CRB, informationabout indices indicating the CRBs configured as the FD CRB, or the like.Also, the FD CRB information may correspond to an FD CRB set list to bedescribed below. Also, the FD CRB information may include an FD CRB setlist or information about an FD CRB set to be described below.Descriptions of the FD CRB set list and the FD CRB set will be providedwith reference to FIGS. 11A and 11B of the disclosure.

Also, the FD CRB information may include only information about FD CRBscorresponding to one index. Also, as another example, the FD CRBinformation may include a plurality of pieces of information about FDCRBs respectively indicated by indices. According to an embodiment ofthe disclosure, the UE may receive the FD CRB information by RRCsignaling or DCI including the FD CRB information.

First, in legacy DCI, a value of a bit that allocates PUSCH schedulingis defined according to resource allocation type 0 or 1, as in Equationbelow.

For resource allocation type 0,┌N _(RB) ^(UL,BWP) /P┐ bits

For resource allocation type 1,┌log₂(N _(RB) ^(UL,BWP)(N _(RB)^(UL,BWP)+1)/2)┐ bits  [Equation 4]

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, when the UE receives theFD CRB information (or FD CRB set list in the disclosure) via DCI, avalue of a bit in DCI which allocates PUSCH scheduling may be changedaccording to a bandwidth usable by the UE. More particularly, when theFD CRB information is changed according to configuration by the BS or FDCRB configuration condition, a maximum number of CRBs may be changed.

Here, N_(RB) ^(UL,BWP) that is a value corresponding to a parameterwhere a bit is allocated in DCI may be defined as N_(FD_CRB) ^(UL,BWP)according to an embodiment of the disclosure, as Equation below.

For resource allocation type 0,┌N _(FD_CRB) ^(UL,BWP) /P┐ bits

For resource allocation type 1,┌log₂(N _(FD_CRB) ^(UL,BWP)(N _(FD_CRB)^(UL,BWP)+1)/2)┐ bits  [Equation 5]

Here, N_(FD_CRB) ^(UL,BWP) may indicate a maximum number of FD CRBs theUE can be scheduled in a bandwidth part (BWP) or a maximum number ofCRBs at the time of scheduling.

In operation S820, the UE may identify an RE usable for UL datatransmission, based on the FD CRB information.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the FD CRB information maybe indicated by an index corresponding to an FD CRB configurationcondition. The FD CRB configuration condition may be information aboutconditions for configuring the FD CRB information, and may includeconfiguration information of the BS, environment information, and thelike which are considered when the FD CRB is configured or determined.

The FD CRB configuration condition may include factors that can change aself-interference channel, the factors including transmission power, thenumber of ports, a combination of ports, a form of a transmission beamof the BS, precoding, or the like. Here, the FD CRB configurationcondition may indicate one configuration factor or may indicate acombination of one or more configuration factors. Here, the FD CRBconfiguration condition may include, but is not limited to, at least oneof the number of ports, a port type, or transmission power. Detaileddescriptions of the FD CRB configuration condition will be providedbelow with reference to FIG. 14 .

In operation S830, the UE may transmit UL data by using the identifiedRE.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a resource region usableby the UE may be changed according to a change in a filter, beamswitching, or the like. A resource region of the UE which is changedaccording to the changed configuration may be applied to UL schedulingfor the UE. Also, the UE may identify an RB number allocated as a ULresource according to the UL scheduling.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the UE may identify an FDCRB set from the FD CRB information. Also, the UE may determine avirtual resource block (VRB) number with respect to each FD CRB includedin the FD CRB set, based on a resource allocation possibility.Afterward, the UE may identify a CRB as an RE, the CRB having a VRBnumber for an FD CRB corresponding to an RB number allocated for the UEas a UL resource.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the UE may identify the FDCRB set from the FD CRB information, and may sequentially determine,based on a CRB order, VRB numbers for respective FD CRBs included in theFD CRB set. Also, the UE may identify a CRB as the RE, the CRB having aVRB number for an FD CRB corresponding to an RB number allocated for theUE as a UL resource.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the UE may identify the FDCRB set from the FD CRB information, and may identify an RB as an RE,the RB overlapping in the FD CRB set and a UL PDSCH RB region allocatedby a resource indication value (RIV).

Also, the UE may receive CSI-RS from the BS.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the UE may receive theCSI-RS by using the identified RE. Here, the UE may receive the CSI-RSfrom the BS, based on preset transmission power for the CSI-RS. Also, asthe transmission power for the RE identified based on the FD CRBinformation is adjusted, the UE may adjust transmission power for aPDSCH among the CSI-RS and the PDSCH which are received via theidentified RE.

According to another embodiment of the disclosure, the UE may obtainpreset transmission power pattern information from the BS, and mayreceive a transmission power change indicator from the BS at a timeidentified based on the transmission power pattern information. Also,the UE may receive a CSI-RS transmitted with transmission power changedbased on a transmission power pattern. Here, the preset transmissionpower pattern information in the disclosure may correspond toinformation about transmission powers of the BS, among FD CRBconfiguration conditions for configuring an FD CRB. Also, the presettransmission power pattern information may be determined based on apower level according to a time-frequency resource configured inprevious signal transmission, the number of ports, a combination ofports, precoding, and/or a form of a transmission beam.

According to another embodiment of the disclosure, the UE may receive atransmission power indicator from the BS. Also, the UE may receive aCSI-RS transmitted based on transmission power corresponding to thetransmission power indicator.

Also, the UE may transmit, to the BS, a CQI determined based on thereceived CSI-RS.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the UE may measure the CQIbased on the CSI-RS transmitted from the BS according to presettransmission power with respect to the CSI-RS.

According to another embodiment of the disclosure, the UE may measure aCQI based on a CSI-RS transmitted from the BS according to transmissionpower changed based on a transmission power pattern.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the UE may measure a CQIbased on the CSI-RS transmitted based on the transmission powercorresponding to the transmission power indicator.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a method by which a BS transmits and receivessignals in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment ofthe disclosure.

In operation S910, the BS may obtain FD CRB information.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the FD CRB information maybe indicated by an index corresponding to an FD CRB configurationcondition. Also, the FD CRB configuration condition may include at leastone of the number of ports, a port type, or transmission power.

In operation S920, the BS may transmit the FD CRB information.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the BS may transmit the FDCRB information by RRC signaling or DCI including the FD CRBinformation.

In operation S930, the BS may receive UL data by using an RE usable forUL data transmission, the RE being identified based on the FD CRBinformation.

Also, the BS may transmit a CSI-RS to a UE.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the FD CRB information mayinclude information about transmission power to be adjusted for the REusable for UL data transmission. Here, based on the adjustedtransmission power, the BS may adjust transmission power for a PDSCHamong the PDSCH and the CSI-RS which are transmitted by using theidentified RE. Also, the BS may transmit the PDSCH and the CSI-RS, basedon a result of the adjustment.

According to another embodiment of the disclosure, the BS may transmit atransmission power change indicator to the UE at a time of transmissionpower change. Also, the BS may change transmission power, based onpreset transmission power pattern information. Also, the BS may transmita CSI-RS based on the changed transmission power.

According to another embodiment of the disclosure, the BS may transmit atransmission power indicator to the UE. Also, the BS may transmit aCSI-RS based on transmission power corresponding to the transmissionpower indicator.

Afterward, the BS may receive, from the UE, a CQI determined based onthe transmitted CSI-RS.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart by a BS that supports a full duplex operationcontrols power according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 10 , in operation S1010, the BS may configure an FDCRB.

In the disclosure, a bandwidth in which each BS operates may be dividedin units of RBs, and then each RB may be numbered and referred to as aCRB.

Also, in the disclosure, a bandwidth allocated to the UE, not the BS,may be divided in units of RBs, and then each RB may be numbered andreferred to as a PRB.

Here, the BS and the UE may communicate by using a CRB number or a PRBnumber, and a PRB of a certain UE may correspond to a CRB of a BS on aone-to-one basis. Therefore, mapping between a CRB and a PRB varydepending on viewpoints, and application of a CRB and application of aPRB may be easily induced from the contents of the disclosure.

The configuring of the FD CRB by the BS in operation S1010 according toan embodiment may indicate that a CRB in which an FD operation can bepractically and meaningfully performed is determined when the BSsupports an FD function. The BS according to an embodiment may configurea CRB as an FD CRB, the CRB corresponding to a band in which the BS canreceive an UL signal. Also, the BS may configure a CRB as an FD CRB, theCRB corresponding to a band in which the UE can transmit an UL signal.

In order to support the FD function, a self-interference cancellation(SIC) operation for self-interference cancellation described above withreference to FIGS. 6, 7A, and 7B has to be performed by the BS. However,due to a limit in analog components of the RF SIC, only some CRBs in anentire operation CRB region can obtain an SIC gain for performing an FDoperation. Therefore, in the disclosure, an FD CRB may indicate a CRB inwhich the BS can perform an FD operation at a meaningful level fromamong all CRBs of the BS. The FD CRB may be randomly configured by theBS and may be determined based on operation capacity of the BS and thelike. However, the FD CRB may be reconfigured due to a change in achannel environment, and a list of FD CRBs may be updated after thereconfiguration, such that the BS and the UE can perform an operationequal to a previous one by using a reconfigured FD CRB.

The BS may determine an FD CRB, based on considerations below. Forexample, the BS may determine a particular RB as an FD CRB when aremaining self-interference level of the BS with respect to theparticular RB is measured to be equal to or smaller than a particularlevel. Also, when a remaining self-interference level of the BS withrespect to a particular RB is self-interference being equal to orgreater than a particular level, the BS may determine the particular RBas a half-duplex carrier resource block (HD CRB). Therefore, when the BScan adjust DL transmission power, a list of FD CRBs configurableaccording to the DL transmission power of the BS may be changed. In thedisclosure, a list of FD CRBs may correspond to a FD CRB set list to bedescribed below. The FD CRB set list will be further particularlydescribed below.

In operation S1020, the BS may notify the UE of an FD CRB configured byusing the method above.

FIG. 11A illustrates changes in FD CRBs depending on changes intransmission power of a BS according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

In this example, the number of CRBs of the BS is 20, but is not limitedthereto, and the disclosure is equally applicable to a case where thenumber of CRBs of the BS is random N. Also, in this example,transmission power of the BS is configured of 4 steps of 43 dBm, 33 dBm,23 dBm, and 13 dBm which are adjusted to differ by 10 dBm. However, theexample of FIG. 11A is merely an embodiment of the disclosure, and thus,the transmission power of the BS is not limited to the 4 steps and adifference therebetween is not limited to 10 dBm. This is merely anexample for briefly describing the concept of the disclosure, and thus,the number of adjustment steps of the transmission power of the BS andconfiguration of the transmission power may be flexibly adjusted.

In (a) of FIG. 11A, an example of transmission power of the BS isillustrated. In the example, the transmission power of the BS may bechanged to 33 dBm, 23 dBm, 43 dBm, and 13 dBm according to time. In thisdrawing, transmission power is changed at uniform time intervals, butthis is merely an example, and thus, the transmission power may beflexibly changed. Also, levels of the transmission power of the BS arechanged with a certain pattern, but the transmission power of the BS maybe randomly determined according to a decision by the BS. Detaileddefinition about a change in the transmission power will be provided inanother embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a scenario in which a BS adjuststransmission power of the BS according to distances between the BS and aUE according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

Referring to (a) of FIG. 12 , according to an embodiment of thedisclosure, the BS may service a UE with large transmission power for acase where the UE is far from the BS. Here, the BS may service the UE,which is far from the BS, with 43 dBm that corresponds to maximumtransmission power of the embodiment.

Referring to (b) of FIG. 12 , according to an embodiment of thedisclosure, the BS may service a UE with 13 dBm that is smalltransmission power for a case where the UE is near the BS. Referring to(a) of FIG. 11A and (b) of FIG. 11A, when transmission power is lowered,an FD CRB in which the BS can perform an FD operation may be increased.Therefore, when there are many UL requests, the BS may service a DL UEin a short range with small transmission power and may allocate moreresources to a UL UE by increasing an FD CRB. That is, transmissionpower of the BS may be determined, in consideration of link requests bythe DL UE and the UL UE, a position of the DL UE, a distance between theBS and a UE, and the like.

Here, for the distance between the BS and the UE, information below maybe considered. In the present example, the distance between the BS andthe UE is not limited to an actual and physical distance between the BSand the UE. In the present example, the distance between the BS and theUE may indicate a distance converted according to reception powerbetween the UE and the BS, and such converted distance may have moresignificant meaning than a physical distance. For example, if a UE canreceive a DL only when the BS configures configurable maximumtransmission power (43 dBm in the present example) with respect torandom DL UE A, the BS may configure UE A as the UE in a long range.Also, if a UE can receive a DL even when the BS configures minimumtransmission power (13 dBm in the present example) with respect torandom DL UE B, the BS may configure UE B as the UE in a short range.Here, even when the UE B can receive with minimum transmission power,the BS does not always service the UE B with minimum transmission power,and thus, when the UE B desires to receive a service with a higher MCS,the BS may increase transmission power of the BS. An MCS configurationand procedure therefor will be described in another embodiment.

In (b) of FIG. 11A, a type of a CRB according to transmission power ofthe BS is illustrated. Here, the type of the CRB may indicate an HD CRBor an FD CRB. For descriptions of the drawing, CRBs are sequentiallynumbered from 0 as the smallest to 19.

In the present example, when the BS configures transmission power as 13dBm that is the smallest transmission power, all CRBs from CRB #0 up toCRB #19 may operate as an FD CRB. That is, all CRBs from CRB #0 up toCRB #19 may be configured as the FD CRB. Accordingly, the BS may receivean UL signal in CRB #0 by using CRB #19. Also, the BS may transmit an ULsignal in CRB #0 by using CRB #19. On the other hand, when the BSconfigures transmission power as 43 dBm that is the highest transmissionpower, only CRBs #5 to #6 may operate as an FD CRB. That is, only CRBs#5 to #6 may be configured as the FD CRB, and CRBs #0 to #4 and CRBs #7to #19 may be configured as an HD CRB. Therefore, in this case, the BSmay receive an UL signal by using CRBs #5 to #6. Also, the BS maytransmit an UL signal by using CRBs #5 to #6. When transmission power ofthe BS is configured as 23 dBm or 33 dBm, the BS may use {CRBs #4 to #9,CRBs #11 to #17} or {CRBs #5 to #7, CRBs #11 to #15} as an FD CRB.

In the example, for convenience of descriptions, an FD CRB usableaccording to transmission power of the BS is fixed to CRBs at particularpositions as shown in FIG. 11A. However, FD CRBs configured according tolevels of transmission power are not limited to or configured as CRBs asshown in FIG. 11A, and may be changed according to performance of aself-interference cancellation function of the BS and may vary accordingto changes in a self-interference channel of the BS. For example, the BSin a particular case may have an excellent self-interferencecancellation function and thus may use all CRBs for an FD operation withrespect to all transmission power, and on the other hand, the BS inanother particular case may have a poor self-interference cancellationfunction and thus is not able to use all CRBs as an FD CRB with respectto all transmission power.

Also, according to changes in a self-interference channel, a CRB used asan FD CRB at a particular time t may be used as an HD CRB at anothertime t′.

Also, in the disclosure, when a CRB is usable as an FD CRB, it may meanthat self-interference is sufficiently removed from a specific CRB via aself-interference cancellation function operation of the BS. That is, itmay mean that self-interference is sufficiently removed from a CRB usedas an FD CRB such that the BS can receive a UL of a UE in the CRB. Indetail, in the disclosure, when the BS is able to use a specific CRB asan FD CRB, it may mean that, when a UE transmits a UL, self-interferencethat occurs when the BS simultaneously transmits a DL is sufficientlyremoved, such that the BS can decode a UL signal without difficulty.Also, a CRB used as an FD CRB may indicate a CRB that has efficiencywhen the CRB is used for an UL.

Also, when a specific CRB is used as an HD CRB, it may mean thatself-interference is too large with respect to the specific CRB andthus, even when the BS receives a UL, the BS cannot decode a UL signal.In more detail, when self-interference is too large, the BS cannotdecode the UL signal and thus, the UE has to retransmit a UL of the UE,and in this regard, it is efficient for the UE not to transmit the UL,in consideration of resource management and power usage by the UE.

As shown in FIG. 11A, if the BS randomly changes transmission power ofthe BS, a CRB the BS can use as an FD CRB may vary. An FD CRB accordingto each level of transmission power is a value determined due tocapability and self-interference channel of the BS, and thus, may bedefined before transmission power is changed. Therefore, the BS maypreviously obtain an FB CRB set list of each level of transmissionpower, and may communicate with a UE by using it.

For convenience of descriptions, FD CRBs the BS can use to receive an ULare divided according to each level of transmission power of the BS inFIG. 11A, but the FD CRBs the BS can use to receive an UL are not alwaysdivided according to transmission power of the BS. The FD CRBs may beconfigured and set based on FD CRB configuration conditions includingtransmission power of the BS. As described above, for example, the FDCRB configuration conditions may include a form of a transmission beam,precoding, the number of antenna ports, a type of an antenna port, andthe like.

Detailed information therefor will be provided in another embodiment.

First Embodiment

An embodiment below relates to a procedure in which a BS delivers, to aUE, an FD CRB set list usable as an FD CRB according to transmissionpower of the BS.

In order to perform an FD operation, the BS may removeself-interference. Here, in order to remove the self-interference, theBS may previously measure a self-interference channel and aself-interference level. Here, the amount of self-interference of the BSreceived in each sub-carrier may vary. In addition, the amount ofself-interference that remains in each sub-carrier after the BS performsa self-interference cancellation function may vary in each sub-carrier.This is because the self-interference cancellation function may beperformed at different levels for respective sub-carriers, and thisresults from a limit of a device configured to implement channelselectivity and RF self-interference cancellation function.

As defined above, when a minimum unit of a resource allocated to a UEfrom the BS is an RB, an RB that can obtain usability when the RB isused in an FD operation may be defined as an FD CRB, and an RB otherwisemay be defined as an HD CRB. Also, an RB that can obtain usability whenthe RB is used in UL transmission and reception may be defined as an FDCRB, and an RB otherwise may be defined as an HD CRB. Here, when an RBcan obtain usability, it means that, equally to the meaning of ‘usable’defined above, the BS can receive UL data when the BS uses the RB in anFD operation.

The BS may transmit an FD CRB set list to the UE. The BS according to anembodiment of the disclosure may transmit, to the UE, a list of FD CRBscorresponding to respective indices. For example, the BS may transmit,for each index, an FD CRB set corresponding to each index to the UE.Also, as another example, the BS may transmit, for several indices, anFD CRB set corresponding to each index. Here, the FD CRB set mayindicate one or more CRBs determined as FD CRBs, based on the FD CRBconfiguration conditions.

Also, the BS may notify the UE of an FD CRB according to a current FDCRB configuration condition by informing an index indicating each FD CRBset separately from or together with an FD CRB set list. In more detail,the BS may transmit an index to the UE so as to indicate an FD CRB setdetermined based on an FD CRB configuration condition.

In the disclosure, each index may correspond to each FD CRBconfiguration condition. That is, when CRBs usable as an FD CRB aredetermined according to an FD CRB configuration condition, an index maybe allocated to correspond to the FD CRB configuration condition so asto indicate the UE with the determined FD CRB set.

Here, transmission power of the BS is simply included in the FD CRBconfiguration condition, and the FD CRB configuration condition is notlimited to the transmission power of the BS.

As in the example described above, CRBs configured as an FD CRB may bechanged depending on transmission power of the BS, and the like. Becausethe BS changes transmission power as in the example of FIG. 11A, FD CRBsaccording to levels of the transmission power may vary.

In more detail, with reference to FIG. 11B, an FD CRB set list in thedisclosure may indicate a set of CRB lists or a list of FD CRB setswhich can be used as an FD CRB and correspond to each index. That is,the FD CRB set list may include information about CRBs being included inan FD CRB set determined based on an FD CRB configuration conditionaccording to configuration of the BS and information about an index toindicate the determined FD CRB set. Therefore, the FD CRB set list mayinclude CRB position information of an FD CRB determined based on an FDCRB configuration condition, CRB number information, index informationindicating each FD CRB set, and the like. Also, in the disclosure, theFD CRB set list may correspond to an FD CRB set list.

Also, an FD CRB set included in the FD CRB set list is determined basedon the FD CRB configuration condition, but UE may not need to know allof FD CRB configuration conditions. Therefore, the BS may transmit, tothe UE, the FD CRB configuration condition together with the FD CRB setlist, or may transmit only necessary information among the FD CRBconfiguration condition, separately from the FD CRB set list.Alternatively, the BS may not transmit the FD CRB configurationcondition to the UE.

Referring to FIG. 11B, an FD CRB set corresponding to index 1 of an FDCRB set list may be CRB #5 to CRB #7 and CRB #11 to CRB #15. Here, an FDCRB configuration condition corresponding to index 1 may include, but isnot limited to, transmission power, the number of ports, a combinationof ports, a form of a transmission beam, precoding, or the like, and forexample, referring to (b) of FIG. 11 , transmission power of the BS maybe 33 dBm. Detailed descriptions of an FD CRB configuration conditionwill be provided below with reference to FIG. 14 .

Also, FD CRBs corresponding to indices 2 to 4 of the FD CRB set list ofFIG. 11B may be defined as an FD CRB set. Here, there are one or moreindices, and one index may indicate one FD CRB set.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart of a method of changing transmission power basedon an FD CRB set list according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 13 , in operation S1310, a BS may deliver an FD CRBset list to a UE, and in operation S1320, the UE may transmit areception acknowledgment (ACK) to the BS after the UE receives the FDCRB set list. In operation S1310, a time when the FD CRB set list istransmitted to the UE may consider three cases below but is not limitedthereto. Here, according to an embodiment of the disclosure, the timewhen the FD CRB set list is transmitted to the UE may be divided into acase of an initial access, a case where an FD CRB set list is changed inthe BS, and a case where a BS to which the UE belongs is switched, anddetailed descriptions thereof will be provided below.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the time when the FD CRBset list is transmitted to the UE may be after an initial access by theUE. After the initial access, the UE may receive, from the BS,additional information necessary for transmission and reception to andfrom the BS. Here, the BS may deliver an FD CRB set list to the UE. Whenthe UE receives the FD CRB set list from the BS, the UE may identifythat the BS supports an FD function. If the BS does not transmit the FDCRB set list, the UE may identify that the BS operates only in a halfduplex manner. According to the embodiment above, in addition to amethod by which the BS notifies the UE whether or not the BS supports anFD operation, by transmitting or not transmitting an FD CRB set list,the BS may notify whether an FD operation is to be activated, bytransmitting a separate indicator to the UE.

Also, according to an embodiment of the disclosure, when the UE receivesa plurality of FD CRB set lists from the BS, the UE may identify thatthe BS changes an FD CRB by adjusting transmission power or adjusting anFD function. As another example, when the UE receives one FD CRB setlist from the BS, the UE may identify that the BS operates withoutchanging the FD CRB set list.

According to another embodiment of the disclosure, the time when the FDCRB set list is transmitted to the UE may be a case where the FD CRB setlist is changed in the BS even when the BS to which the UE belongs isnot switched. When an FD CRB set list generated in the BS is changed dueto a change in a self-interference channel or a change in aself-interference cancellation function of the BS, the BS has to notifythe UE with a changed FD CRB set list. When the UE receives a new FD CRBset list from the BS, the UE may discard a previous FD CRB set list andmay operate by applying the new FD CRB set list. Here, a time when theUE discards an FD CRB set list and applies a new FD CRB set listconforms to an agreement between the UE and the BS. Here, the UE maysuspend a UL operation in an FD CRB until new transmission occurs.

Third, according to another embodiment of the disclosure, the time whenthe FD CRB set list is transmitted to the UE may be a case where a BS towhich the UE belongs is switched. When the BS to which the UE belongs isswitched as in a case where the UE moves or the BS is turned off, the UEmay receive an FD CRB set list from a new BS. Here, with respect to theFD CRB set list of the new BS, the UE may interpret in a same manner asthe UE interprets an FD CRB set list in an initial access.

In addition, when required, the BS may transmit a new FD CRB set list tothe UE, and the UE may receive and store the new FD CRB set list andthen may use it for an FD operation. As described above, a time when anew FD CRB set list is applied may vary according to an agreementbetween the UE and the BS.

Information the BS notifies the UE so as to transmit an FD CRB set listmay include a plurality of pieces of information below.

The BS may transmit, to the UE, position information about CRBs beingusable as an FD CRB from among all CRBs of the BS and an indexcorresponding to an FD CRB set therefor, as necessary information.

Here, positions of the CRBs being usable as an FD CRB may indicatepositions of the CRBs configured as the FD CRB based on an FD CRBconfiguration condition. Here, an FD CRB set may be determined based onone FD CRB configuration condition. For example, the FD CRB setcorresponding to the CRBs being usable as the FD CRB may be one-to-onemapped to transmission power of the BS which is configurable by the BS.For example, as in the example described with reference to FIG. 11A,CRBs #5 to #6 may be mapped as an FD CRB when transmission power of theBS is 43 dBm, CRBs #5 to #7 and CRBs #11 to #15 may be mapped as an FDCRB when transmission power of the BS is 33 dBm, CRBs #4 to #9 and CRBs#11 to #17 may be mapped as an FD CRB when transmission power of the BSis 23 dBm, and CRBs #0 to #19 may be mapped as an FD CRB whentransmission power of the BS is 13 dBm. In the example above,transmission power and CRB number do not have preset meaning and arerandom values for convenience of descriptions.

Also, the BS may simultaneously or separately transmit an FD CRBconfiguration condition and the FD CRB set list, the FD CRBconfiguration condition being as information for an FD operation. Forexample, the BS may separately transmit, to the UE, transmission powerto be mapped to an index of the FD CRB set list.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart of operations of the BS according to anembodiment of the disclosure.

In more detail, FIG. 14 is a flowchart of a method by which the BSdetermines and transmits a CRB set list according to an embodiment ofthe disclosure. The flowchart of FIG. 14 may correspond to particularoperations of the BS which correspond to S1310 of FIG. 13 .

In operation S1410, the BS may priorly determine an FD CRB set list.Alternatively, the BS may priorly obtain the FD CRB set list.

As described above, the FD CRB set list may include FD CRBs determinedaccording to particular transmission power of the BS, but an FD CRBconfiguration condition is not limited to the transmission power of theBS.

In the disclosure, the FD CRB configuration condition may indicate acondition for configuring the FD CRB set list. Also, the FD CRBconfiguration condition may indicate a condition for determining whethera CRB is an FD CRB. Also, the FD CRB configuration condition mayindicate information for an FD operation. FD CRB configurationinformation may be information necessary for the BS to operate and mayinclude configuration information of the BS, environment information,and the like. In more detail, for convenience of descriptions, thedisclosure provides a method of configuring an FD CRB set list based ononly transmission power.

The FD CRB configuration condition may include factors that can change aself-interference channel, the factors including transmission power, thenumber of ports, a combination of ports, a form of a transmission beamof the BS, precoding, or the like. Here, the FD CRB configurationcondition may indicate one configuration factor or may indicate acombination of one or more configuration factors.

As in the example described above, an index may be defined to correspondto the FD CRB configuration condition. Also, an index may be defined ina manner that one index corresponds to a combination of configurationfactors including transmission power, the number of ports, a port, orthe like. Therefore, the BS may generate an FD CRB set by previouslymeasuring, not the transmission power, factors including a form of atransmission beam of the BS, precoding, or the like which can change aself-interference channel, and the index of the FD CRB set listdescribed above may be mapped according to a change in configuration ofthe BS.

In operation S1420, the BS may transmit the FD CRB set list with eachindex to the UE. The transmission with reference to FIG. 14 may includea UE operation of transmitting ACK to notify the BS of completereception, and a BS operation of receiving the ACK and thus identifyingUE reception of the FD CRB set list.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart of operations of the UE according to anembodiment of the disclosure.

In more detail, FIG. 15 is a flowchart of a procedure in which the UEperforms an FD operation based on a CRB set list according to anembodiment of the disclosure, and the flowchart of FIG. 15 maycorrespond to particular operations of the UE which correspond to S1320of FIG. 13 .

In operation S1510, the UE may receive, from the BS, an FD CRB set listconfigured by the BS. Here, as described above, reception by the UE mayinclude an operation of acknowledging reception to the BS.

In operation S1520, the UE may store the FD CRB set list received fromthe BS.

Here, according to an embodiment of the disclosure, the UE may convertan FD CRB into a PRB number and store it. However, while the UEconverted the FD CRB set list into PRB numbers and stored them, if abandwidth part (BWP) of the UE is switched, the UE may reinterpret a BWPto thereby map a PRB. Also, for a case where the BWP of the UE isswitched, the BS may re-transmit an FD CRB set list.

In operation S1530, the UE may perform an FD operation. In thedisclosure, to perform an FD operation may correspond to a case where,after the UE receives an FD CRB set list, the UE interprets the FD CRBset list and thus performs a different operation, compared to a previousone. In more detail, the UE may identify a CRB combination or an FD CRBset, which corresponds to each index transmitted by the BS, from the FDCRB set list received from the BS. Also, the UE may transmit an UL byusing a CRB combination or an FD CRB set in the FD CRB set list, basedon an index transmitted by the BS. An operating method therefor will bedescribed in detail in an embodiment below.

Second Embodiment

The embodiment below relates to a CQI measurement operation of the UEwhen the BS notifies the UE of an FD CRB and transmission power mappedthereto in the first embodiment.

As described above, the UE may measure a CSI-RS to measure a channelbetween the BS and the UE. Also, the UE converts a measured result intoa CQI based on the measured CSI-RS level to inform the BS of a channelstate, and then reports the CQI to the BS.

Here, when the BS according to the disclosure changes DL transmissionpower and operates, there is a possibility that the UE measuresdifferent transmission power when measuring the CSI-RS. This may causethe UE to generate an incorrect CQI, and in order to solve this problem,an embodiment below will now be provided.

Second-1 Embodiment

The embodiment below relates to a method by which the BS maintainstransmission power at a constant level to maintain same CSI-RStransmission power for the UE, the transmission power being associatedwith a time including a particular point of time when a CSI-RS istransmitted.

FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of transmission poweradjustment by the BS, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

In more detail, FIG. 16 is a diagram of a method by which, when the BSchanges transmission power, the BS transmits a CSI-RS with same CSI-RStransmission power for CQI measurement by the UE, according to anembodiment of the disclosure. Also, FIG. 16 illustrates PDSCHtransmission power and CSI-RS transmission power of the BS.

In the present embodiment, the PDSCH transmission power may indicatetransmission power used by the BS to transmit data to the UE. Also, theCSI-RS transmission power may indicate transmission power used by the BSto transmit a CSI-RS to the UE.

In the present embodiment, the BS may flexibly change transmission powerfor transmission of data. However, with respect to a time when the BStransmits a CSI-RS to the UE, the BS may transmit the CSI-RS with presettransmission power. On the other hand, with respect to a time when aCSI-RS is not transmitted, the BS transmits transmission power,according to determination by the BS.

According to the disclosure, even when transmission power of the BS ischanged, accuracy of CQI measurement may be maintained.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart of a method by which the BS determinestransmission power, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

In more detail, FIG. 17 is a flowchart of a method by which the BSdetermines power for transmission of a CSI-RS, according to anembodiment of the disclosure.

First, in operation S1710, the BS may determine whether the CSI-RS isincluded in a symbol.

Here, when the CSI-RS is included in the symbol to be transmitted by theBS, in operation S1720, the BS may transmit the symbol with CSI-RStransmission power.

Also, when the CSI-RS is not included in the symbol to be transmitted bythe BS, in operation S1730, the BS may transmit the symbol withtransmission power according to a proposed operation. In more detail, inoperation S1730, the BS may transmit the symbol with PDSCH transmissionpower.

In the disclosure, the CSI-RS transmission power may be the CSI-RStransmission power agreed between the BS and the UE. Also, the CSI-RStransmission power may be maximum transmission power transmittable bythe BS or may be transmission power pre-notified to the UE by the BS,but the CSI-RS transmission power is not limited to the above examples.The concept of the present embodiment is that the BS constantlymaintains transmission power allocated for a time when the UE measures aCQI.

Also, in the disclosure, the PDSCH transmission power indicatestransmission power used by the BS to adjust transmission power to adjustan FD CRB for an improved FD operation, and is a term corresponding togeneral transmission power of the BS described above.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart of a procedure in which the UE determines anoperation according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

In more detail, FIG. 18 is a flowchart of a method by which the UEperforms an operation according to a CSI-RS received from the BS,according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

First, in operation S1810, the UE may determine whether it is a time atwhich the BS is to transmit a CSI-RS.

When the UE determines that it is the time at which the CSI-RS is to bereceived from the BS, in operation S1820, the UE may perform an FDoperation corresponding to CSI-RS transmission power with respect to asymbol including the CSI-RS and the time at which the BS transmits theCSI-RS.

Here, in order to match symbol power of a PDSCH including the CSI-RS,the UE may decrease power of a symbol PDSCH RE corresponding thereto. Inmore detail, when the UE performs the FD operation corresponding to theCSI-RS transmission power, it may mean that, in terms of DL UE, the UEreceives a DL signal according to the CSI-RS transmission power. Here, aUE operation of receiving a signal may include an operation of decodingdata transmitted from the BS, or an operation of collecting channelinformation by measuring a CSI-RS.

Here, a PUSCH symbol matched to the CSI-RS may be punctured andrate-matched for the operation. In more detail, when the UE, in terms ofUL UE, performs an FD operation corresponding to CSI-RS transmissionpower, it may mean that the UE perform UL transmission, assuming thattransmission power is the CSI-RS transmission power. The operation mayinclude a method by which the UE does not perform UL transmission withrespect to a symbol for CSI-RS transmission or operates assuming an FDCRB as an FD CRB corresponding to CSI-RS transmission power.

When the UE determines that it is not a time at which the CSI-RS is tobe received from the BS, in operation S1830, the UE may perform an FDoperation corresponding to PDSCH transmission power with respect to asymbol not including the CSI-RS and the time at which the CSI-RS is nottransmitted.

Here, when the UE performs the FD operation corresponding to the PDSCHtransmission power, it may mean that the UE operates assuming thattransmission corresponds to a PDSCH. A detailed operation therefor mayinclude a third embodiment.

Second-2 Embodiment

The embodiment below relates to a method by which the BS notifies the UEof transmission power of a CSI-RS by using a separate indicator, andthus, the UE refers to it when the UE generates a CQI based on theCSI-RS.

FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating a transmission message from the BS tothe UE, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

In more detail, FIG. 19 illustrates a method by which the BS transmitsits transmission power to the UE by using a separate indicator accordingto an embodiment of the disclosure.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, in operation S1910, the BSmay transmit a transmission power indicator. In more detail, in order todeliver transmission power to the UE, the BS may allocate a separatebit, thereby notifying the transmission power.

Here, the transmission power indicator may be a signal to indicatetransmission power from the BS to the UE, and transmission powerindicators may respectively indicate different levels of transmissionpower.

For example, when transmission power of the BS is configured of 4 steps,the BS may allocate two bits and notify the UE that 00 indicates thesmallest transmission power, 01 indicates the second-smallesttransmission power, 10 indicates the third-smallest transmission power,and 11 indicates the largest transmission power.

As a transmission power indicator transmitted from the BS to the UE hasto be received by all UEs, it is normal that the transmission powerindicator is transmitted via a broadcasting channel or via a commonsearch space all UE have to monitor, but the transmission powerindicator may be transmitted by being included in DCI each UE separatelyreceives. Also, a method by which the BS transmits a transmission powerindicator is not limited to the example above.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a time when thetransmission power indicator is transmitted from the BS to the UE may bedetermined to be a time when transmission power is changed, a time whenevery symbol is transmitted, or a time of a regular interval (e.g.,transmission on every N symbol), but is not limited thereto.

FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating operations of the BS, according to anembodiment of the disclosure. In more detail, FIG. 20 illustrates amethod by which the BS transmits a transmission power indicator to theUE and adjusts transmission power accordingly, according to anembodiment of the disclosure.

As described above, in operation S2010, the BS may notify the UE of achange in transmission power by using the transmission power indicator,and in operation S2020, the BS may change transmission power tocorrespond to the transmitted transmission power indicator.

Here, according to an embodiment, the BS may deliver a transmissionpower change indicator to the UE and may simultaneously changetransmission power. According to another embodiment, the BS may change,in consideration of a decoding time of the UE, transmission power attime t+t′ elapsed by certain time t′ from time t at which thetransmission power indicator is transmitted. After the BS transmittedthe transmission power indicator, the BS may configure and transmittransmission power to transmission power indicated by the transmissionpower indicator. Here, the transmission by the BS may include alltransmission operations from the BS to the UE. For example, thetransmission by the BS may include CSI-RS transmission, PDSCHtransmission, PDCCH transmission, and the like.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart of operations of the UE according to anembodiment of the disclosure.

In more detail, FIG. 21 illustrates that the UE receives a transmissionpower indicator from the BS and performs a UE operation correspondingthereto.

In operation S2110, the UE may receive the transmission power indicatorfrom the BS. Here, the UE may identify transmission power of the BSaccording to the transmission power indicator transmitted from the BS.

In operation S2120, the UE may perform a UE operation, assuming that theBS uses the transmission power mapped to the transmission powerindicator.

In more detail, in terms of UL, the UE may assume the transmission powermapped to the transmission power indicator and then may measure a CQI,and may assume that the UE receives a PDSCH according to thetransmission power indicated by the transmission power indicator. Also,in terms of UL, the UE may operate, assuming that an FD CRB set of thetransmission power mapped to the transmission power indicator is to beused. A detailed operating method thereof will be described in anembodiment below. Here, a time when the transmission power indicatorreceived by the UE is applied is the same as a time when the BS changestransmission power described with reference to FIG. 17 .

Second-3 Embodiment

The embodiment below relates to, when the BS fixes, with few patterns,changes in transmission power of CSI-RS and operates with respect to theUE, a method by which the BS notifies the UE with the patterns andallows the UE to refer to them when generating a CQI.

FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating transmission messages from the BS tothe UE, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 22 illustrates that the BS transmits a transmission power changepattern to the UE at a particular time and then transmits thetransmission power change pattern as an indicator, according to anembodiment of the disclosure.

In operation S2210, the BS may transmit a transmission power changepattern to the UE at a particular time.

Here, the transmission power change pattern the BS transmits to the UEwith reference to FIG. 22 may indicate a pattern in which a change intransmission power usable by the BS is predefined. Also, informationabout the transmission power change pattern may correspond toinformation about levels of transmission power of the BS among an FD CRBconfiguration condition for configuring an FD CRB. Also, the informationabout the transmission power change pattern may be indicated as an indexand may include transmission power change information. For example, in acase where the BS has A changeable levels of transmission power,transmission power of B sequential transmission times may have a totalof AAB candidates. When indices of all sets or indices of themost-frequently usable candidates are designated and then notified tothe UE, the UE may know in advance changes of transmission power at theB sequential transmission times.

In operation S2220, the BS may transmit a transmission power changeindicator to the UE. Here, the transmission power change indicator mayindicate a signal for indicating a change in transmission power when thetransmission power is changed based on the transmission power changepattern transmitted from the BS to the UE. That is, the transmissionpower change pattern preset by the BS may be a pattern formed whenlevels of transmission power are repeated, whereas the transmissionpower change indicator may refer to an indicator for the BS to transmita change in each level of transmission power to the UE.

Here, the UE may identify transmission power of the BS, based on thereceived transmission power change indicator, and may measure a CQIcorresponding to the transmission power. Also, the UE may measure CQIsrespectively corresponding to levels of transmission power of the BS,and may report the measured CQIs to the BS.

A procedure other than the aforementioned procedure may follow theoperating method of the Second-2 embodiment.

In addition to the methods described in the embodiments, if the BS doesnot separately notify the UE of transmission power of CSI-RS (when anindicator is not transmitted, transmission power of CSI-RS is not fixed,or a CSI-RS transmission power pattern is not fixed), the UE may reporta CSI-RS as an average value, a maximum value, a minimum value, or thelike at a particular time, and the BS may estimate a CQI of the UE fromthe report. In more detail, the UE may measure SNRs for a certain timeperiod and may report it to the BS. Here, the UE may report an averagevalue, a maximum value, a minimum value, or the like of the SNRs for thecertain time period, and the BS has to know which one of the averagevalue, the maximum value, and the minimum value corresponds to a valuereported by the UE. Here, the BS may inversely calculate a CQI based onmapping information between an SNR and the CQI corresponding thereto,and may determine MCS based on the CQI.

Third Embodiment

The embodiment below relates to a transmission method usable by the UEwhen an FD CRB that is simultaneously usable in UL transmission by theUE and the BS is changed as transmission power of the BS is changed.

FIG. 23 is a diagram for describing a difference in FD CRBs between ULresource allocation time and transmission time of the UE, according toan embodiment of the disclosure.

In more detail, FIG. 23 is a diagram illustrating that an FD CRB ischanged as transmission power is changed, and accordingly, a usable RBat a time when the BS scheduled a UL resource of the UE is differentfrom a usable RB a time when the UE actually performs UL transmission,according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

The present example illustrates a case where the BS changes andtransmits transmission power with 33 dBm, 23 dBm, 43 dBm, and 13 dBmaccording to time. In the example, as transmission power of the BS ischanged, a list of FD CRBs the UE can use for UL transmission issequentially changed in order of {CRBs #5 to #7 and CRBs #11 to #15},{CRBs #4 to #9 and CRBs #11 to #17}, {CRBs #5 to #6}, {CRBs #0 to #19}.

In this regard, with reference to FIG. 23 , the BS may allocate aresource for UE transmission by the UE to the UE at UE UL RB schedulingtime t. However, a time when the UE actually performs UL transmissionmay be time t+t′ after an elapse of certain time t′. Therefore, asituation may occur, in which transmission power at a time when the UEis allocated a resource for UL transmission from the BS is differentfrom transmission power of the BS at a time when the UE actuallyperforms UL transmission.

According to an embodiment, with reference to FIG. 23 , transmissionpower of the BS at a time when the UE is allocated a resource for ULtransmission from the BS is 33 dBm, whereas transmission power of the BSat a time when the UE actually transmits a UL is changed to 43 dBm. Dueto that, if the UE is allocated, from the BS, CRBs as well as CRBs #5 to#6 having efficiency in 43 dBm and transmits a UL, the BS may notproperly receive data transmitted in a CRB without efficiency.Therefore, even when a CRB is allocated from the BS at a UL schedulingtime according to a change in transmission power of the BS, if the CRBis not efficient in a UL transmission time, the UE may considernon-transmission.

FIG. 24 is a diagram of a data transmission flow between the UE and theBS, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

As illustrated in FIG. 24 , in the embodiments below, a method by whichthe UE can interpret an FD CRB set transmitted from the BS, byconsidering transmission power of the BS with a valid part of a CRB.

In operation S2410, the BS may allocate an allocated UL resource to theUE. Also, in operation S2420, the UE may reinterpret the allocatedresource and then transmit a UL. Hereinafter, an embodiment whichcorresponds to operation S2420 and in which the allocated resource isreinterpreted and then a UL is transmitted will now be described.

Third-1 Embodiment

The embodiment below relates to a method by which the UE generatesintersection of an RB allocated from the BS and an FD CRB changed inresponse to transmission power of the BS, and uses the intersection as aresource for UL transmission.

FIG. 25 is a diagram illustrating a CRB interpretation method of the UE,according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

Referring to (a) of FIG. 25 , a UL PDSCH region by an RIV or agrant-free access resource allocated may indicate a transmissionresource according to a result of interpretation in which a resourceallocated from the BS to the UE via a control channel is assumed to beequal to a previous UL resource, regardless of a FD CRB region.

Referring to (b) of FIG. 25 , an available region according to Tx PowerLevel indicates a CRB with efficiency when it is used for the UE toperform UL transmission according to transmission power of the BS.

Here, according to an embodiment of the disclosure, the available regionaccording to Tx Power Level may be preset as an FD CRB set list.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the UE may identify an FDCRB set from FD CRB information. Also, the UE may identify, as an RE, anRB overlapping with a UL PDSCH RB region allocated by an RIV and an FDCRB set.

In the present embodiment, the UE performs UL transmission only in a CRBco-existing in the resource allocated via the control channel and the FDCRB set list. For example, even when the BS allocated a particular RB tothe UE via the control channel, if the corresponding RB does not existin a CRB list corresponding to transmission power of the BS at a timewhen the UE actually performs UL transmission, the UE may not perform ULtransmission on the particular RB.

FIG. 26 is a diagram illustrating an interpretation example according toa CRB interpretation method of the UE, according to an embodiment of thedisclosure.

FIG. 26 illustrates an example of actual transmission RB according totransmission power of the BS at UL transmission time of the UE when theUE is allocated RBs of nos. 4 to 10 from the BS.

That is, referring to (a) of FIG. 26 , the UE may be allocated the RBsof nos. 4 to 10 from the BS. For example, it may be assumed that the UEis allocated RBs of nos. 4 to 10 of a UL PDSCH region by an RIV.Alternatively, it may be assumed that the UE is allocated RBs of nos. 4to 10 as an access resource for grant-free.

Referring to (b) of FIG. 26 , regions in which a UL is scheduled forrespective levels of transmission power of the BS are shown. In moredetail, RBs of (b) of FIG. 26 may be divided into an RB only usable forDL and an RB simultaneously usable for DL/UL. Here, the RBsimultaneously usable for DL/UL may indicate an RB on which the BS canreceive a UL and may indicate an RB on which the UE can transmit a UL.Also, the BS may transmit a DL by using the RB and the UE may receive aDL by using the RB. However, it is not on the premise that the BS has toreceive a UL by using the RB and has to transmit a DL by using the RB.Features described above may be equally applied to drawings below.

Also, RBs of (b) of FIG. 26 may correspond to the FD CRB sets configuredin the FD CRB set list according to the above embodiment of thedisclosure. Also, as described above, FIG. 26 illustrates onlytransmission power of the BS, but configuration elements as well as thetransmission power of the BS included in the FD CRB configurationcondition may also be considered when the FD CRB set is configured.

Referring to (c) of FIG. 26 , an example in which the UE reinterpretedan allocated resource so as to determine a CRB for UL is shown.According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the UE may transmit an ULin a CRB determined by reinterpreting an allocated resource.

For example, when the UE has received an index of FD RB #0, the UE maytransmit an UL only on RBs corresponding to intersection betweenallocated RBs of nos. 4 to 10 in (a) of FIG. 26 and RBs of nos. 5 and 6in (b) of FIG. 26 .

As another example, when the UE has received an index of FD RB #2, theUE may transmit an UL only on RBs corresponding to intersection betweenRBs of nos. 4 to 10 in (a) of FIG. 26 and RBs of nos. 4 to 9 and 11 to17 in (b) of FIG. 26 . That is, referring to (b) of FIG. 26 , althoughRBs of nos. 11 to 17 are allocated for UL transmission, due to adifference between a time when the BS schedules a UL and a time when theUE actually transmits a UL, the RBs of nos. 11 to 17 may be RBs that arenot usable for UL transmission.

Third-2 Embodiment

The embodiment below relates to a method by which the UE performsinterpretation by mapping an RB number allocated from the BS to a VRBnumber of an FD CRB changed according to transmission power of the BS.In particular, the present embodiment relates to a method ofinterpreting an FD CRB set list by sequentially applying VRB numbers.

FIG. 27 is a diagram illustrating a CRB interpretation method of the UE,according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 27 illustrates an example of a method by which the UE is allocatednumbers of CRBs usable for a UL according to respective levels oftransmission power.

The UE may perform interpretation by applying a VRB number to a CRBsequentially from a CRB with a small number with respect to transmissionpower of each BS. In another embodiment of the disclosure, 0 as a VRBnumber may be applied to a CRB with a smallest number. For example, inthe present embodiment, when transmission power is 43 dBm, CRBs #5 to #6may be respectively mapped to VRBs #0 to #1. If transmission power ischanged to 23 dBm, the same CRBs #5 to #6 may be respectively mapped toVRBs #1 to #2. Therefore, in the present embodiment, a VRB number to bemapped to a CRB may be changed as transmission power is changed.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the UE may identify an FDCRB set from FD CRB information, and may sequentially determine VRBnumbers associated with respective FD CRBs included in the FD CRB set,based on a CRB order. Also, the UE may identify a CRB as an RE, the CRBhaving a VRB number associated with an FD CRB corresponding to a RBnumber allocated as a UL resource.

That is, in the present example, the UE may map VRBs in an FD RBoperation order, and even when the BS allocates sequential resources,the UE may reinterpret them as non-sequential resources. When there isno RB number allocated according to transmission power (Tx power level)of the BS, the UE may not perform UL transmission by using an RBcorresponding thereto.

FIG. 28 is a diagram illustrating an interpretation example of a CRBinterpretation method of the UE, according to an embodiment of thedisclosure.

FIG. 28 illustrates an example of actually-transmittable RBs accordingto transmission power of the BS at a time of UL transmission by the UEwhen the UE is allocated RBs of nos. 4 to 10 from the BS.

Here, (a) of FIG. 28 illustrates FD CRBs and HD CRBs allocated for eachtransmission power of the BS. In more detail, referring to (a) of FIG.28 , it is apparent that RBs being simultaneously usable for DL and ULand RBs being usable only for DL are pre-configured.

Here, RBs in (a) of FIG. 28 may correspond to FD CRB sets configuredfrom an FD CRB set list according to the embodiment of the disclosure.Also, as described above, FIG. 28 illustrates only transmission power ofthe BS, but configuration elements included in the FD CRB configurationcondition may also be considered when the FD CRB set is configured

(b) of FIG. 28 shows a result of reinterpreting a CRB for ULtransmission based on transmission power of the BS which is currentlyreceived by the UE.

The UE may identify an FD CRB set from an allocated FD CRB set list, andmay perform VRB numbering based a CRB order with respect to each FD CRB.For example, although the UE is allocated RBs of nos. 4 to 10 from theBS, CRBs that are VRB-numbered with 4 to 10 for the UE are not presentfor an index of FD RB #0. Accordingly, the UE does not transmit a UL onFD RB #0. As another example, in a case of an index of FD RB #1, thereare CRBs numbered with VRBs #0 to #6. In this case, because the UE isallocated RBs of nos. 4 to 10 for a UL from the BS, the UE may transmita UL by using CRBs numbered with VRBs #4 to #6.

Third-3 Embodiment

The embodiment below relates to a method by which the UE performsinterpretation by mapping an RB number allocated from the BS to a VRBnumber of an FD CRB changed according to transmission power of the BS.In particular, the present embodiment relates to a method by which theUE operates by mapping always a same VRB number to an FD CRB set list.

FIG. 29 is a diagram illustrating a CRB interpretation method of the UE,according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 29 illustrates an example in which the UE is allocated numbers ofCRBs usable for a UL according to each transmission power.

The UE maps unique VRB numbers to CRBs in a CRB set list of the BS, theCRBs starting from a CRB usable for all levels of transmission power.For example, in the present example, CRBs #5 to #6 which are usable forall levels of transmission power are respectively mapped to VRBs #1 to#2. In this regard, even when transmission power is changed, a VRBnumber allocated to a CRB is uniquely maintained.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the UE may identify an FDCRB set from FD CRB information, and may determine a VRB number withrespect to each FD CRB included in the FD CRB set, based on a ULresource allocation possibility. Here, the UE may identify a CRB as anRE, the CRB having a VRB number for an FD CRB corresponding to an RBnumber allocated as a UL resource.

Here, the UL resource allocation possibility may indicate a possibilitythat, based on the FD CRB set list, each CRB is to be allocated as a ULresource. In more detail, the UL resource allocation possibility mayindicate a possibility that, based on the FD CRB set list, each FD CRBidentified from the FD CRB set indicated by each index is included in anFD CRB set indicated by other indices. Also, the UL resource allocationpossibility may indicate a possibility that, based on the FD CRB setlist, a frequency of use calculated for each CRB as to whether each CRBis configurable as an FD CRB or a frequency of use calculated for eachCRB as to whether each CRB is allocable as a UL resource.

That is, in the present example, the UE may map VRBs in an FD RBoperation order, and even when the BS allocates sequential resources,the UE may reinterpret them as non-sequential resources. When there isno RB number allocated according to transmission power (Tx power level)of the BS, the UE may not perform UL transmission by using an RBcorresponding thereto.

FIG. 30 is a diagram illustrating an interpretation example of a CRBinterpretation method of the UE, according to an embodiment of thedisclosure.

FIG. 30 illustrates an example of actually-transmittable RBs accordingto transmission power of the BS at a time of UL transmission by the UEwhen the UE is allocated RBs of nos. 4 to 10 from the BS.

Here, (a) of FIG. 30 illustrates FD CRBs and HD CRBs allocated for eachtransmission power of the BS. In more detail, referring to (a) of FIG.30 , it is apparent that RBs being simultaneously usable for DL and ULand RBs being usable only for DL are pre-configured.

Here, RBs in (a) of FIG. 30 may correspond to FD CRB sets configuredfrom an FD CRB set list according to the embodiment of the disclosure.Also, as described above, FIG. 30 illustrates only transmission power ofthe BS, but configuration elements included in the FD CRB configurationcondition may also be considered when the FD CRB set is configured

(b) of FIG. 30 shows a result of reinterpreting a CRB for ULtransmission based on transmission power of the BS which is currentlyreceived by the UE.

The UE may identify an FD CRB set from an FD CRB set list, and maynumber FD CRBs such that the FD CRBs of particular positions included inthe FD CRB set are determined as a same VRB number. Here, for example,the UE may perform VRB numbering on each FD CRB, based on a UL resourceallocation possibility. That is, the UE may determine VRB numbers of FDCRBs of particular positions which are most frequently allocated, basedon each FD CRB set list. In a case where the UE transmits a UL by usingan FD CRB corresponding to a VRB number determined based on such rule,the UE may transmit the UL by using the FD CRB with a high probability.

For example, referring to (b) of FIG. 30 , the UE may perform VRBnumbering from RB #5. Here, for example, it is apparent that CRB #5 ismost frequently allocated as a UL resource for an FD CRB set listindicated by each index. In more detail, CRB #5 is allocated as a ULresource for FD CRB set lists respectively indicated by indices of FD RB#0, FD RB #1, FD RB #2, and FD RB #3. Also, with respect to CRB #11, itis apparent that CRB #11 is allocated as a UL resource for FD CRB setlists indicated by only indices of FD RB #2 and FD RB #3. Therefore, aUL resource allocation possibility of CRB #5 is higher than CRB #11. Inthis case, according to an embodiment of the disclosure, CRB #5 with ahigher UL resource allocation possibility may be determined to have aVRB number smaller than that of CRB #11.

Also, referring to (b) of FIG. 30 , RB #5 is an RB that is commonlyallocated as an FD RB in each FD CRB set list, and may be determined tohave the highest UL resource allocation possibility.

Also, referring to an FD CRB set list indicated by an index of FD RB #2,it is apparent that RB #4, RB #8, RB #9, RB #11, RB #16, and RB #17 areadditionally configured, compared to an FD CRB set list indicated by anindex of FD RB #1. That is, RBs #5, #6, #7 and RBs #12, #13, #14, #15have been configured as FD CRBs in the FD CRB set list indicated by anindex of FD RB #1, and thus, have higher UL resource allocationpossibilities than RBs #4, #8, #9, #11, #16, and #17. Therefore,referring to (b) of FIG. 30 , after VRBs are sequentially determined forRBs #5, #6, #7 and RBs #12, #13, #14, #15, VRBs may be sequentiallynumbered for RBs #4, #8, #9, #11, #16 and #17.

Here, although the UE is allocated RBs of nos. 4 to 10 from the BS, CRBsthat are VRB-numbered with 4 to 10 for the UE are not present for anindex of FD RB #0. Accordingly, the UE does not transmit a UL on FD RB#0. As another example, in a case of an index of FD RB #1, there areCRBs numbered with VRBs #0 to #6. In this case, because the UE isallocated RBs of nos. 4 to 10 for a UL from the BS, the UE may transmita UL by using CRBs numbered with VRBs #4 to #6.

FIG. 31 is a block diagram illustrating a structure of a UE according toan embodiment of the disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 31 , the UE may include a transceiver 3110, a memory3120, and a processor 3130. According to the communication method of theUE described above, the transceiver 3110, the processor 3130, and thememory 3120 of the UE may operate. However, elements of the UE are notlimited to the example above. For example, the UE may include moreelements than those described above or may include fewer elements thanthose described above. In addition, the transceiver 3110, the processor3130, and the memory 3120 may be implemented as one chip. Also, theprocessor 3130 may include one or more processors.

The transceiver 3110 collectively refers to a receiver of the UE and atransmitter of the UE, and may transmit or receive signals to or from anetwork entity, a BS, or another UE. The signals being transmitted orreceived to or from the network entity, the BS, or the other UE mayinclude control information and data. To this end, the transceiver 3110may include a RF transmitter for up-converting and amplifying afrequency of signals to be transmitted, and an RF receiver forlow-noise-amplifying and down-converting a frequency of receivedsignals. However, this is merely an example of the transceiver 3110, andelements of the transceiver 3110 are not limited to the RF transmitterand the RF receiver.

Also, the transceiver 3110 may receive signals through wireless channelsand output the signals to the processor 3130, and may transmit signalsoutput from the processor 3130, through wireless channels.

The memory 3120 may store programs and data required for the UE tooperate. Also, the memory 3120 may store control information or dataincluded in a signal obtained by the UE. The memory 3120 may include anyor a combination of storage media such as read-only memory (ROM), randomaccess memory (RAM), a hard disk, a compact disc (CD)-ROM, a digitalversatile disc (DVD), or the like. Also, the memory 3120 may not beseparately provided but may be included in the processor 3130.

Also, the processor 3130 may control a series of processes to allow theUE to operate according to the embodiments of the disclosure. Forexample, the processor 3130 may receive a control signal and a datasignal via the transceiver 3110, and may process the received controlsignal and data signal. Also, the processor 3130 may transmit theprocessed control signal and data signal via the transceiver 3110. Also,the processor 3130 may control elements of the UE to simultaneouslyreceive a plurality of PDSCHs by receiving DCI consisting of two layers.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, at least one processor3130 may control the transceiver 3110 to receive FD CRB information fromthe BS. Also, the processor 3130 may identify an RE usable for UL datatransmission, based on the FD CRB information. Also, the processor 3130may control the transceiver 3110 to transmit UL data by using theidentified RE.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the FD CRB information maybe indicated by an index corresponding to an FD CRB configurationcondition. Also, the FD CRB configuration condition may include at leastone of the number of ports, a port type, or transmission power.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the processor 3130 maycontrol the transceiver 3110 to receive the FD CRB information by RRCsignaling or DCI including the FD CRB information.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the processor 3130 maycontrol the transceiver 3110 to receive a CSI-RS by using the identifiedRE. Also, the processor 3130 may control the transceiver 3110 totransmit, to the BS, a CQI determined based on the received CSI-RS.Also, as transmission power for the RE identified based on the FD CRBinformation is adjusted, the processor 3130 may adjust transmissionpower for a PDSCH among the CSI-RS and the PDSCH which are received viathe identified RE.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the processor 3130 mayobtain preset transmission power pattern information from the BS. Also,the processor 3130 may control the transceiver 3110 to receive atransmission power change indicator from the BS at a point of timeidentified based on the transmission power pattern information. Also,the processor 3130 may measure a CQI based on a CSI-RS transmitted withtransmission power changed based on the transmission power pattern.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the processor 3130 maycontrol the transceiver 3110 to receive a transmission power indicatorfrom the BS, and may measure a CQI based on a CSI-RS transmitted withtransmission power corresponding to the transmission power indicator.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the processor 3130 mayidentify an FD CRB set from the FD CRB information, may determine a VRBnumber with respect to each FD CRB included in the FD CRB set, based ona resource allocation possibility, and may identify a CRB as an RE, theCRB having a VRB number for an FD CRB corresponding to an RB numberallocated as a UL resource.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the processor 3130 mayidentify the FD CRB set from the FD CRB information, may sequentiallydetermine, based on a CRB order, VRB numbers for respective FD CRBsincluded in the FD CRB set, and may identify a CRB as the RE, the CRBhaving a VRB number for an FD CRB corresponding to an RB numberallocated as a UL resource.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the processor 3130 mayidentify the FD CRB set from the FD CRB information, and may identify anRB as an RE, the RB overlapping in the FD CRB set and a UL PDSCH RBregion allocated by an RIV.

FIG. 32 is a block diagram illustrating a structure of a BS according toan embodiment of the disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 32 , the BS may include a transceiver 3210, a memory3220, and a processor 3230. According to the communication method of theBS described above, the transceiver 3210, the processor 3230, and thememory 3220 of the BS may operate. However, elements of the BS are notlimited to the example above. For example, the BS may include moreelements than those described above or may include fewer elements thanthose described above. In addition, the transceiver 3210, the processor3230, and the memory 3220 may be implemented as one chip. Also, theprocessor 3230 may include one or more processors.

The transceiver 3210 collectively refers to a receiver of the BS and atransmitter of the BS, and may transmit or receive signals to or from aUE or a network entity. The signals being transmitted or received to orfrom the UE or the network entity may include control information anddata. To this end, the transceiver 3210 may include a RF transmitter forup-converting and amplifying a frequency of signals to be transmitted,and an RF receiver for low-noise-amplifying and down-converting afrequency of received signals. However, this is merely an example of thetransceiver 3210, and elements of the transceiver 3210 are not limitedto the RF transmitter and the RF receiver.

Also, the transceiver 3210 may receive signals through wireless channelsand output the signals to the processor 3230, and may transmit signalsoutput from the processor 3230, through wireless channels.

The memory 3220 may store programs and data required for the BS tooperate. Also, the memory 3220 may store control information or dataincluded in a signal obtained by the UE. The memory 3220 may include anyor a combination of storage media such as ROM, RAM, a hard disk, aCD-ROM, a DVD, or the like. Also, the memory 3220 may not be separatelyprovided but may be included in the processor 3230.

Also, the processor 3230 may control a series of processes to allow theBS to operate according to the embodiments of the disclosure. Forexample, the processor 3230 may receive a control signal and a datasignal via the transceiver 3210, and may process the received controlsignal and data signal. Also, the processor 3230 may transmit theprocessed control signal and data signal via the transceiver 3210. Also,the processor 3230 may control elements of the BS to configure DCIincluding PDSCH allocation information and to transmit the DCI.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, at least one processor3230 may control the transceiver 3210 to obtain FD CRB information andtransmit the FD CRB information, and may control the transceiver 3210 toreceive UL data by using an RE usable for UL data transmission, the REbeing identified based on the FD CRB information.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the FD CRB information maybe indicated by an index corresponding to an FD CRB configurationcondition, and the FD CRB configuration condition may include at leastone of the number of ports, a port type, or transmission power.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the processor 3230 maycontrol the transceiver 3210 to transmit the FD CRB information by RRCsignaling or DCI.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the FD CRB information mayinclude information about transmission power to be adjusted for the REusable for UL data transmission. Here, the processor 3230 may adjust,based on the adjusted transmission power, transmission power for a PDSCHamong the PDSCH and a CSI-RS which are transmitted by using theidentified RE, and may control the transceiver 3210 to transmit thePDSCH and the CSI-RS, based on a result of the adjustment.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the processor 3230 maycontrol the transceiver 3210 to transmit, to the UE, a transmissionpower change indicator at a point of time for transmission power change,may change transmission power, based on preset transmission powerpattern information, and may control the transceiver 3210 to transmit aCSI-RS based on the changed transmission power.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the processor 3230 maycontrol the transceiver 3210 to transmit a transmission power indicatorto the UE, and may control the transceiver 3210 to transmit a CSI-RSbased on transmission power corresponding to the transmission powerindicator.

The embodiments of the disclosure described with reference to thepresent specification and the drawings are merely illustrative ofspecific examples to easily facilitate description and understanding ofthe disclosure, and are not intended to limit the scope of thedisclosure. In other words, it will be apparent to one of ordinary skillin the art that other modifications based on the technical ideas of thedisclosure are feasible. Also, the embodiments of the disclosure may becombined to be implemented, when required. For example, the BS and theUE may be operated in a manner that portions of the first embodiment tothe third embodiment of the disclosure are combined with each other.

1. A user equipment (UE) for transmitting and receiving signals in awireless communication system, the UE comprising: a transceiver; and atleast one processor configured to control the transceiver, wherein theat least one processor is further configured to control the transceiverto receive, from a base station (BS), full duplex carrier resource block(FD CRB) information, identify at least one resource block usable foruplink data transmission, based on the FD CRB information, and controlthe transceiver to transmit uplink data by using the identified at leastone resource block.
 2. The UE of claim 1, wherein the FD CRB informationis indicated by an index corresponding to an FD CRB configurationcondition, and the FD CRB configuration condition includes acharacteristic of the BS which is associated with a self-interferencechannel.
 3. The UE of claim 1, wherein a frequency band of the at leastone resource block being usable for uplink data transmission and beingidentified based on the FD CRB information corresponds to a partialfrequency band among a full frequency band usable for downlink datareception from the BS.
 4. The UE of claim 1, wherein the at least oneprocessor is further configured to control the transceiver to receivedownlink data from the BS by using the at least one resource blockusable for uplink data transmission.
 5. The UE of claim 1, wherein theat least one processor is further configured to control the transceivernot to receive downlink data from the BS by using the at least oneresource block usable for uplink data transmission.
 6. The UE of claim1, wherein the at least one resource block being usable for uplink datatransmission corresponds to a partial frequency band among a fullfrequency band, and a frequency band except for the partial frequencyband among the full frequency band is a frequency band usable fordownlink data reception from the BS.
 7. The UE of claim 1, wherein theFD CRB information comprises information about a resource block setcomprising the at least one resource block usable for uplink datatransmission by the UE, and the information about the resource block setcomprises at least one of position information of the at least oneresource block, number information, or index information indicating theresource block set.
 8. The UE of claim 7, wherein a frequency band ofthe at least one resource block corresponds to a partial frequency bandallocated from the BS for the UE to receive uplink data among a fullfrequency band of the BS, and the frequency band of the at least oneresource block is allocated based on an FD CRB configuration condition.9. A base station (BS) for transmitting and receiving signals in awireless communication system, the BS comprising: a transceiver; and atleast one processor configured to control the transceiver, wherein theat least one processor is further configured to obtain full duplexcarrier resource block (FD CRB) information, control the transceiver totransmit the FD CRB information, and control the transceiver to receiveuplink data by using at least one resource block being usable for uplinkdata reception and being identified based on the FD CRB information. 10.The BS of claim 9, wherein the FD CRB information is indicated by anindex corresponding to an FD CRB configuration condition, and the FD CRBconfiguration condition includes a characteristic of the BS which isassociated with a self-interference channel.
 11. The BS of claim 9,wherein a frequency band of the at least one resource block being usablefor uplink data reception and being identified based on the FD CRBinformation corresponds to a partial frequency band among a fullfrequency band usable for downlink data transmission to a user equipment(UE).
 12. The BS of claim 9, wherein the at least one processor isfurther configured to control the transceiver to transmit downlink datato a UE by using the at least one resource block usable for uplink datareception.
 13. The BS of claim 9, wherein the at least one processor isfurther configured to control the transceiver not to transmit downlinkdata to a UE by using the at least one resource block usable for uplinkdata reception.
 14. The BS of claim 9, wherein the FD CRB informationcomprises information about a resource block set comprising the at leastone resource block usable for uplink data reception, and the informationabout the resource block set comprises at least one of positioninformation of the at least one resource block, number information, orindex information indicating the resource block set.
 15. A method,performed by a user equipment (UE), of transmitting and receivingsignals in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:receiving, from a base station (BS), full duplex carrier resource block(FD CRB) information, identifying at least one resource block usable foruplink data transmission, based on the FD CRB information, andtransmitting uplink data by using the identified at least one resourceblock.